Xeon Gold 6558Q vs E5-2430L v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1441	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.15	no data
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2430L v2 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L3 cache	15 MB Intel® Smart Cache	60 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	66 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2430L v2 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1356	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
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	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2430L v2 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 E5-2430L v2 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 E5-2430L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	384 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	1 October 2023
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	350 Watt

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