Xeon Gold 6558Q vs E7-2870

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2870 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)no data
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,227no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2870 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads2064
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache640 KBno data
L2 cache2.56 MBno data
L3 cache30 MB60 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size513 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C66 °C
Number of transistors2600 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2870 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketLGA1567FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2870 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2870 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-2870 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 E7-2870 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2870 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 1 October 2023
Physical cores 10 32
Threads 20 64
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon E7-2870 has 169.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 220% more physical cores and 220% more threads.

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