Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Xeon Gold 6161

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated398
Place by popularitynot in top-10060
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.90
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data14.96
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release dateno data8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4416
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.375 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache22 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache30.25 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Number of transistorsno data8,850 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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)1
SocketSocket PAM4
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. 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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 22 8
Threads 44 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Gold 6161 has 175% more physical cores and 175% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700X3D, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6161 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a desktop one.


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