Xeon Platinum 8558 vs E3-1505L v5
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1602 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.95 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.11 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-H (2015−2016) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 27 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $433 | $4,650 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 260 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 122 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558 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) | 2 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1440 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 330 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | LPDDR3-1866 | DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics P530 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 October 2015 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 48 |
| Threads | 8 | 96 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 330 Watt |
Xeon E3-1505L v5 has 1220% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8558, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Xeon Platinum 8558, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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