Xeon Platinum 8558U vs Ryzen 9 6900HS

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HS and Xeon Platinum 8558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	423	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	16	96
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	6 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	208 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FP7	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Xeon Platinum 8558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Xeon Platinum 8558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Xeon Platinum 8558U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Xeon Platinum 8558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 680M

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Xeon Platinum 8558U.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	48
Threads	16	96
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	300 Watt

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