Xeon Gold 6558Q vs E3-1270L v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1253not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.13no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-DT (2015)no data
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270L v4 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads864
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size182 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270L v4 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 configuration1no data
Socket1150FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
FDI-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 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 E3-1270L v4 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2015 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 8 64
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon E3-1270L v4 has 677.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

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