Xeon Platinum 8558U vs Core 2 Extreme X9000

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2711not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Extremeno data
Power efficiency1.48no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851$3,720

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads296
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.275Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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 configurationno data1
SocketPGA478FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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 Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
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 Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 48
Threads 2 96
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 300 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X9000 has 581.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, and 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Extreme X9000 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8558U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Xeon Platinum 8558U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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