FX-8170 vs Xeon Gold 6130

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking574not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.83no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.84no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1 MB384 KB
L2 cache16 MB8 MB
L3 cache22 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 23 October 2012
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

Xeon Gold 6130 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6130 and FX-8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6130 is a server/workstation processor while FX-8170 is a desktop one.


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