Xeon Gold 6558Q vs D-1577
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 988 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.90 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.42 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 24 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,176 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1577 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 | 1.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 13 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 1.5 MB (per core) | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 66 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1577 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 80 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 February 2016 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 32 |
| Threads | 32 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 350 Watt |
Xeon D-1577 has 677.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1577 and Xeon Gold 6558Q, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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