Xeon Platinum 8558 vs i9-13900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	122	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	46.79	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$524	$4,650

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558 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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	32	96
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	257 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	192 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Platinum 8558.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	48
Threads	32	96
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	330 Watt

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