Xeon Gold 6161 vs C-70
Primary details
Comparing C-70 and Xeon Gold 6161 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD C-Series | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-70 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 22 (Docosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 44 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 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 | 64K (per core) | 1.375 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 22 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 30.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-70 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and Xeon Gold 6161. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-70 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 C-70 and Xeon Gold 6161. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR4-2666 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 22 |
| Threads | 2 | 44 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 165 Watt |
C-70 has 1733.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6161, on the other hand, has 1000% more physical cores and 2100% more threads, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between C-70 and Xeon Gold 6161. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that C-70 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6161 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-70 and Xeon Gold 6161, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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