Xeon Gold 6554S vs X7560

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1203	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	3.72	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,157

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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	8 (Octa-Core)	36
Threads	16	72
Base clock speed	2.27 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB L3 Cache	180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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	no data	2
Socket	FCBGA1567,FCLGA1567	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	36
Threads	16	72
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	270 Watt

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