Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon Gold 6554S

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data79.13
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,157no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores368 (Octa-Core)
Threads728
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache180 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes804

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 36 8
Threads 72 8
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Gold 6554S has 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1488.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6554S and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6554S is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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