Xeon Gold 6558Q vs EPYC 9754

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	11	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	16.63	no data
Architecture codename	Bergamo (2023)	no data
Release date	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$11,900	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 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	128	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	256	64
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	8x 73 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	71,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 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	2	no data
Socket	SP5	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 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 9754 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 9754 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 9754 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	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 9754 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 June 2023	1 October 2023
Physical cores	128	32
Threads	256	64
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	350 Watt

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