Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 48-Core CPU

Brand: Intel | Category: CPUs

SKU: INTEL-XEON-PLATINUM-8558-SERVE | Part #: XEON-PLATINUM-8558 | MPN: XEON-PLATINUM-8558

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The Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 is a high-core-count server processor engineered for data centre operators, cloud service providers, and enterprises running compute-intensive workloads across the GCC and Asia-Pacific regions. Part number XEON-PLATINUM-8558, this 48-core, 96-thread processor delivers 2.00 GHz base frequency with turbo capability up to 3.70 GHz, making it well-suited for demanding virtualisation farms, AI inference pipelines, high-performance computing clusters, and large-scale analytics platforms. The processor combines substantial parallel processing capacity with a reasonable 205 W thermal design power, enabling dense server deployments without excessive cooling overhead. Its 60 MB L3 cache and six-channel DDR4-2933 memory controller support the memory bandwidth requirements of modern enterprise applications. The 8558 integrates Intel Deep Learning Boost and AVX-512 instruction sets, accelerating scientific computing, machine learning model serving, and vectorised data processing tasks common in contemporary data centre environments.

Key Features

• Core and Thread Count: 48 cores and 96 threads for high parallelism across virtualised workloads and multi-threaded applications
• Clock Speed: 2.00 GHz base frequency, 3.70 GHz maximum with Intel Turbo Boost Technology for dynamic performance scaling
• Cache Hierarchy: 1.5 MB L2 cache per core and 60 MB unified L3 cache to minimise memory latency in large working sets
• Memory Support: Six-channel DDR4-2933 memory controller supporting up to 2 TB of DRAM per socket for data-intensive applications
• Power Efficiency: 205 W TDP enables high core density in 2U and 4U form factors without proportional cooling scaling
• Socket Compatibility: FCLGA3647 (Socket P) for deployment in third and fourth generation Intel Xeon Scalable platforms
• Instruction Set Extensions: AVX-512 for accelerated vector operations in scientific, financial modelling, and machine learning inference workloads
• AI Acceleration: Intel Deep Learning Boost for optimised performance on inference and training frameworks including TensorFlow, PyTorch, and ONNX Runtime

Typical Use Cases

• Enterprise Virtualisation: Consolidation of 200+ lightweight virtual machines per server in multi-tenant cloud and private data centre environments using VMware vSphere, KVM, or Hyper-V
• AI Model Inference: Deployment of large language models and computer vision pipelines at scale with reduced per-inference latency through AVX-512 vector processing
• High-Performance Database Clusters: Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB instances handling transactional and analytical queries with high core parallelism and memory bandwidth
• Containerised Microservices: Kubernetes cluster nodes processing 500+ pod replicas with consistent per-container resource isolation and efficient context switching across 96 threads
• Batch and Scientific Computing: Weather modelling, genomics sequencing analysis, molecular dynamics simulations, and financial risk simulations exploiting AVX-512 vectorisation
• Distributed Caching and In-Memory Databases: Redis, Memcached, and Apache Spark clusters requiring high memory capacity and multi-threaded throughput

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 delivers exceptional multi-threaded performance and memory bandwidth within a manageable power envelope, making it ideal for organisations seeking to balance compute density with operational cost in data centre refresh cycles. Omnixon Global maintains inventory and procurement partnerships for this processor across UAE and GCC markets, supporting immediate deployment in new infrastructure and upgrade scenarios. Contact our technical sales team to request a quotation, discuss architectural fit for your workload, or arrange evaluation units for performance validation in your environment.