Xeon Gold 6558Q vs EPYC 7303P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7303P and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	no data
Release date	5 September 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$594	no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7303P 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	32	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	8,300 million	no data
64 bit support	-	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7303P 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	SP3	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7303P and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7303P and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7303P and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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 EPYC 7303P and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7303P and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	16	32
Threads	32	64
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	350 Watt

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