EPYC 7402 vs Xeon Gold 6161

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7402 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.08
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data15.23
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,783

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7402 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4448
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.35 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2228
L1 cache1.375 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache22 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache30.25 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7402 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket PTR4
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7402. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7402 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 Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7402. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 22 24
Threads 44 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon Gold 6161 has 9.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7402, on the other hand, has 9.1% more physical cores and 9.1% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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