Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]. Specifications

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
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Q2/2020
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 26 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    22 more cores

    26 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    306 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    30 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 48% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    368 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    334 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Platinum left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz left arrow 3.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    26 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    52 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (26 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.1 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    165 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm], virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    36 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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