Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
17.64
Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10
+8.3%

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking354308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiencyno data10.95
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release dateno data11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8260 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads5648
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier2124
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8260 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)no data165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 Platinum 8260 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 Platinum 8260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1,536 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s140.8 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 Platinum 8260.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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
Xeon Platinum 8260 19.10
+8.3%

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
Xeon Platinum 8260 30347
+8.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.64 19.10
Physical cores 28 24
Threads 56 48

Xeon Platinum 8173M has 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.

Xeon Platinum 8260, on the other hand, has a 8.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8260.


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