Xeon Platinum 8380 vs Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
18.31
Xeon Platinum 8380
2021
40 cores / 80 threads, 270 Watt
40.72
+122%

Xeon Platinum 8380 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking34570
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data13.75
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380 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)40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads5680
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.75 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 PFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)no data270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380. 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++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 8380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1,536 GB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Platinum 8380.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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
Xeon Platinum 8380 40.72
+122%

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 8380 62318
+122%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.31 40.72
Physical cores 28 40
Threads 56 80
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Xeon Platinum 8380 has a 122.4% higher aggregate performance score, 42.9% more physical cores and 42.9% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8173M in performance tests.


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