Xeon Gold 6161 vs Core 2 Duo E8190

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8190 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	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	January 2008 (16 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8190 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	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1333 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.375 MB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	22 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	30.25 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	104 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8190 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	LGA775	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8190 and Xeon Gold 6161. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8190 and Xeon Gold 6161 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8190 and Xeon Gold 6161 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8190 and Xeon Gold 6161. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	22
Threads	2	44
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

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