Xeon Gold 6161 vs Athlon X4 740
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2079 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 2.42 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 22 (Docosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 44 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 192K | 1.375 MB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 22 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 30.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161 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 configuration | 1 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 22 |
| Threads | 4 | 44 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Athlon X4 740 has 153.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6161, on the other hand, has 450% more physical cores and 1000% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X4 740 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6161 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 740 and Xeon Gold 6161, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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