Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q 32c/64t 3.1GHz-4.0GHz 350W (PK8071305121501)

Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q: High-Bandwidth 32-Core Processor for Modern Enterprise Workloads

The Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q is a 32-core, 64-thread server processor built on the Sapphire Rapids platform, offering a balanced combination of high parallel performance, strong turbo frequency and advanced memory and I/O capabilities. Operating at 3.10 GHz base and up to 4.00 GHz turbo, the 6458Q delivers stable and predictable performance for modern data-intensive and mixed enterprise workloads.

Powered by the latest Sapphire Rapids architecture, the Xeon Gold 6458Q benefits from a next-generation memory subsystem that includes support for DDR5-4800 and DDR5-4400 memory, significantly increasing bandwidth and lowering access latency. The eight-channel DDR5 configuration makes this processor particularly effective for memory-heavy workloads such as in-memory databases, distributed caching layers, analytics platforms, real-time data processing pipelines and high-density virtualized environments.

The CPU’s 32 cores and 64 threads enable strong parallelism while maintaining solid single-core responsiveness through its high turbo frequency. With a 60 MB L3 cache, the 6458Q provides improved data locality and lower memory-access latency, which is crucial for large datasets, multi-threaded applications, JVM-based systems and analytics engines. This combination of core density, cache size and memory bandwidth makes the processor highly versatile for mixed workloads.

Sapphire Rapids also introduces modern I/O capabilities, including PCIe 5.0, offering significantly more throughput for NVMe storage arrays, high-speed networking, RDMA fabrics, SmartNIC or DPU accelerators, FPGA modules and AI acceleration hardware. The platform is ideal for hyperconverged infrastructure, software-defined storage, high-throughput networking and environments requiring extensive I/O scalability.

The Xeon Gold 6458Q excels in a wide range of enterprise scenarios, including high-density virtualization hosts, data-intensive SQL and NoSQL databases, distributed analytics systems, real-time stream processing and cloud-native compute stacks combining microservices, storage and analytics. Its blend of multi-core performance, leading-edge memory technology and future-ready I/O makes it one of the most balanced CPUs in the Sapphire Rapids Gold series.

With a 350 W TDP, the processor requires a robust cooling and power infrastructure. However, for organizations seeking a reliable, scalable and high-performance platform for modern enterprise workloads, the Xeon Gold 6458Q delivers outstanding value and capability.