Xeon Gold 6558Q vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	18	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Power efficiency	19.83	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	no data
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 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 cores	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	128	64
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	no data
L2 cache	32 MB	no data
L3 cache	256 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	WRX8	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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 Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 March 2022	1 October 2023
Physical cores	64	32
Threads	128	64
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	350 Watt

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