Xeon 6736P vs Gold 6554S

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	196	203
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.07	8.28
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	11.43	14.85
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Granite Rapids (2024−2025)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	24 February 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,157	$3,351

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6554S has 10% better value for money than Xeon 6736P.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P 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	36	36
Threads	72	72
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	180 MB (shared)	144 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	598 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	87 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P 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	2	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AMX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)	DDR5(6400MT/s)
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon 6736P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	88

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	28.79	28.39
Recency	14 December 2023	24 February 2025
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	205 Watt

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