Xeon E5520 vs Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
18.31
+1010%

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Xeon E5520 by a whopping 1010% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3452090
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data1.88
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$19

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520 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 data2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.53 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520 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)2
SocketSocket PFCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520 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 E5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB144 GB
Max memory channels63
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5520.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 18.31
+1010%
Xeon E5520 1.65

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
+1010%
Xeon E5520 2524

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.31 1.65
Physical cores 28 4
Threads 56 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

Xeon Platinum 8173M has a 1009.7% higher aggregate performance score, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5520 in performance tests.


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