Xeon E3-1270 v6 vs Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
17.64
+214%
Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.62

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3471138
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.91
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiencyno data7.39
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$328

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores28 (Octacosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads568
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier2138
L1 cache1.75 MB256 KB
L2 cache28 MB1 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)no data72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size1,536 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E3-1270 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8173M 17.64
+214%
Xeon E3-1270 v6 5.62

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8173M 28025
+214%
Xeon E3-1270 v6 8932

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.64 5.62
Physical cores 28 4
Threads 56 8

Xeon Platinum 8173M has a 213.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v6 in performance tests.


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