Introduction
The Xeon® Processor from Cisco is designed to deliver enhanced reliability and flexibility for server platforms. This processor offers excellent performance and headroom for peak Internet server loads, resulting in faster response times, support for more users and improved scalability.
Processor
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor generation
Intel Xeon Scalable 5th Gen
Processor model
8558P
Processor base frequency
2.7 GHz
Processor family
Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor cores
48
Processor socket
LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Processor lithography
7 nm
Processor series
Intel Xeon Platinum 8000 Series
Processor threads
96
Intel® UPI Speed
20 GT/s
Processor operating modes
64-bit
Processor boost frequency
4 GHz
Processor cache
260 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
350 W
Memory
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
4 TB
Memory types supported by processor
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
5600 MHz
Memory channels
Octa-channel
ECC
Yes
Non-ECC
No
Graphics
On-board graphics card
No
Discrete graphics card
No
On-board graphics card model
Not available
Discrete graphics card model
Not available
Features
Execute Disable Bit
Yes
Market segment
Server
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
80
PCI Express slots version
5.0
Supported instruction sets
AMX, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2
Scalability
2S
Processor special features
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
2.0
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology
Yes
Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions
Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption
Yes
Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)
Yes
Intel® Crypto Acceleration
Yes
Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support
Yes
Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGX
512 GB
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Yes
Intel® OS Guard
Yes
Intel QuickAssist Technology
Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)
Yes
Intel 64
Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Yes
AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units
2
Intel® Boot Guard
Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU
Yes
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)
Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Yes
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key
Yes
Intel® On Demand Feature Activation
Yes
Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT)
1
Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB)
1
Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)
1
Intel® In-memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA)
1
Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)
Yes
Intel® Speed Select Technology – Core Power
Yes
Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency
Yes
Operational conditions
Tcase
81 °C
DTS Max
101 °C
Technical details
Number of UPI links
3
Package carrier
E1A