Xeon Gold 6558Q vs E7-8880L v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880L 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 cores15 (Pentadeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3064
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L3 cache37.5 MB60 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature68 °C66 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880L 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 configuration8no data
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8880L 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 E7-8880L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8880L v2 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3280

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2014 1 October 2023
Physical cores 15 32
Threads 30 64
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon E7-8880L v2 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6558Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 113.3% more physical cores and 113.3% more threads.

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