Xeon Gold 6161 vs i5-9300H

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1262not rated
Place by popularity65not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency9.96no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads844
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2422
L1 cache256 KB1.375 MB
L2 cache1 MB22 MB
L3 cache8 MB30.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth45.741 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 22
Threads 8 44
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 165 Watt

i5-9300H has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6161, on the other hand, has 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9300H and Xeon Gold 6161. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-9300H is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6161 is a server/workstation one.


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