Ryzen 5 8400F vs Xeon Platinum 8174

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.44
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data22.26
Architecture codenameno dataPhoenix (2023−2024)
Release date1 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speed3.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
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 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2017 1 April 2024
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8174 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 5 8400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 269.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8174 and Ryzen 5 8400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8174 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop one.


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