Xeon Platinum 8558P vs Opteron X2 270

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 270 and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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	Italy (2005−2006)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	May 2005 (19 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,759

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 270 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	2	96
Base clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	233 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 270 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	940	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 270 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. 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	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Opteron X2 270 and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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 Opteron X2 270 and Xeon Platinum 8558P are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 270 and Xeon Platinum 8558P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
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

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 270 and Xeon Platinum 8558P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	48
Threads	2	96
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

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