Xeon Gold 6161: specs and benchmarks

Summary

This is a Skylake (server) architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 22 cores and 44 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2200 MHz - 3000 MHz (1 core) and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Socket P processor with a TDP of 165 Watt. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.

Primary details

Xeon Gold 6161 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	no data

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	44
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	of 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
Bus type	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	22	of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache	1.375 MB	of 7475.2 KB (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	22 MB	of 86016 KB (EPYC 9634)
L3 cache	30.25 MB	of 1179648 KB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 0.18 µm (K6-2+/450ACZ)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
Socket	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
TSX	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6161's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels	6	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654)
ECC memory support	+

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Gold 6161. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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