Xeon Gold 6162 vs Gold 6161
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162 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 | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | no data |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 1 July 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162 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 | 22 (Docosa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 44 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.375 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 22 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 30.25 MB | 33 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Socket P | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 22 | 24 |
| Threads | 44 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 150 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6162 has 9.1% more physical cores and 9.1% more threads, and 10% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6161 and Xeon Gold 6162. We've got no test results to judge.
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