Xeon Platinum 8558P vs Pentium G3260

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2253not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.36no data
Architecture codenameno dataEmerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,759

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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 cores2 (Dual-core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads296
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® 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 Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsN/A
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P.

PCIe versionUp to 3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 48
Threads 2 96
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 350 Watt

Pentium G3260 has 560.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8558P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G3260 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G3260 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8558P is a server/workstation one.


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