Xeon Platinum 8580 vs i5-6440EQ

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1580not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.56no data
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency7.05no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250$10,710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580 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)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads4120
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size122 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580. 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++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 60
Threads 4 120
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 350 Watt

i5-6440EQ has 677.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 1400% more physical cores and 2900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6440EQ and Xeon Platinum 8580. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-6440EQ is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8580 is a server/workstation one.


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