Xeon Gold 6558Q vs D-1523N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1523N and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$256	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1523N 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	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	8	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	6 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1523N 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1523N and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon D-1523N and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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 Xeon D-1523N and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1523N and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1523N and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	32
Threads	8	64
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	350 Watt

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