Xeon Platinum 8558P vs FX-8370

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1438not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.88no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.94no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$6,759

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads896
Base clock speed4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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 configuration12
SocketAM3+FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 5600 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 cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P.

PCIe versionn/a5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 September 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 48
Threads 8 96
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 350 Watt

FX-8370 has 180% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8558P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between FX-8370 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8370 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8558P is a server/workstation one.


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