Xeon Platinum 8558U vs i7-875K

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1936not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.95no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date30 May 2010 (14 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$486$3,720

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads896
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size296 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size16 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno 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 Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2010 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 48
Threads 8 96
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 300 Watt

i7-875K has 215.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-875K and Xeon Platinum 8558U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-875K is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8558U is a server/workstation one.


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