Xeon Gold 6558Q vs FX-4170

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4170 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1969not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.45no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)no data
Release date27 February 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4170 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 speed4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cache8192 KB60 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C66 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4170 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
SocketAM3+FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4170 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+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-4170 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 FX-4170 and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4170 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4170 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe versionn/a5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2012 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 350 Watt

FX-4170 has 180% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between FX-4170 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-4170 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6558Q is a server/workstation one.


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