AMD RX-421BD vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8558

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AMD RX-421BD CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
AMD RX-421BD Intel Xeon Platinum 8558

CPU comparison

AMD RX-421BD or Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD RX-421BD has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD RX-421BD was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 was released in Q4/2023.
AMD R (6) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
AMD RX 1st Gen. (6) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8500 (12)
1 Generation 5
Merlin Falcon (Excavator) Architecture Emerald Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD RX-421BD has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD RX-421BD is 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 has 48 CPU cores and 96 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 is at 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz).

AMD RX-421BD Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
4 Cores 48
4 Threads 96
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD RX-421BD Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD RX-421BD or Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon) GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 Technology
3 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon) GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD RX-421BD can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 332.8 GB/s.

AMD RX-421BD Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
DDR4-2400, DDR3-2133 Memory DDR5-5200
Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 332.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 260.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 80
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD RX-421BD is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 has a TDP of 330 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD RX-421BD Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 330 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD RX-421BD is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 260.00 MB cache.

AMD RX-421BD Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions AMX, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP4 Socket LGA 4677
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price 4650 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.80 GHz
820 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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