Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Xeon Platinum 8558P

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data46.91
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,759no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads9612
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache260 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)81 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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
SocketFCLGA4677FP7
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 @ 5600 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/AAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes8020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 16 April 2024
Physical cores 48 6
Threads 96 12
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8558P has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 1150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8558P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8558P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is a notebook one.


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