Xeon w7-3555 vs Platinum 8156

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555 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 Platinumno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$2,339

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB75 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt325 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Xeon w7-3555.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 24 August 2024
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 325 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8156 has 209.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-3555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

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