Xeon w5-3535X vs AMD-K6-166ALYD

Primary details

Comparing AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD K6no data
Architecture codenameK6 (1997)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,689

Detailed specifications

AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads140
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate66.66 MT/sno data
Multiplier2.5no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data52.5 MB
Chip lithography350 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size162 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors9 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 GB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data112

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 20
Threads 1 40

Xeon w5-3535X has 1900% more physical cores and 3900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD-K6-166ALYD and Xeon w5-3535X. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that AMD-K6-166ALYD is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-3535X is a server/workstation one.


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