Xeon Gold 6161 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6161 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 291 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 34.31 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 22 (Docosa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 44 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.375 MB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 22 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 30.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 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 configuration | no data | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FP8 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6161. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6161 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6161. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 12 | 22 |
| Threads | 24 | 44 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 165 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 205.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6161, on the other hand, has 83.3% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6161. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6161 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6161, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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