Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 with 48 cores 2.1GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (260MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (55W vs 330W)
Score
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Feb 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Emerald Rapids
Core Architecture
Zen
Intel Socket 4677
Socket
AMD BGA SP4r2
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon Platinum (Emerald Rapids-SP)
Generation
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
330 W
Power Consumption
55 W
98 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
4x477 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
48
Total Core Count
8
96
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21
Multiplier
25.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
260 MB
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
2
AVX-512 FMA Ports
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
4 TB
Max Memory Size
-
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3
80
PCIe Lanes
32
