Xeon Gold 6558Q vs Platinum 8284

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8284 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 Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date10 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$15,460no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8284 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads5664
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache38.5 MB60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature65 °C66 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8284 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketSocket PFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8284 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 Platinum 8284 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 Platinum 8284 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 July 2019 1 October 2023
Physical cores 28 32
Threads 56 64
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8284 has 45.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads.

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