Xeon Gold 6161 vs i9-10900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6161 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking606not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency18.28no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900F 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads2044
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache64K (per core)1.375 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)22 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)30.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900F 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1200Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900F 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)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i9-10900F 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
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6161 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6161. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6161.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 22
Threads 20 44
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

i9-10900F has 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6161, on the other hand, has 120% more physical cores and 120% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6161. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-10900F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6161 is a server/workstation one.


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