Xeon Gold 6558Q vs W-2195

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 6558Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	348	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.96	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	11.91	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,553	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2195 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	36	64
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	no data
L2 cache	18 MB	no data
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	66 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 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	Socket R4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 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 W-2195 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	1 October 2023
Physical cores	18	32
Threads	36	64
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	350 Watt

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