EPYC 7262 vs Xeon Gold 6161

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	571
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.64
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	7.98
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$575

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	44	16
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	32
L1 cache	1.375 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	22 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 7262.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	22	8
Threads	44	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	155 Watt

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