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Xeon Gold 6558Q vs A8-6500T

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Primary details

Comparing A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2269not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)no data
Release date16 September 2013 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cacheno data60 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °C66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Statusno dataLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon™ HD 8550Dno data
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 September 2013 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 350 Watt

A8-6500T has 677.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A8-6500T and Xeon Gold 6558Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-6500T is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6558Q is a server/workstation one.


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