EPYC 9654 vs Xeon Gold 6161

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.12
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Genoa
Release date	no data	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	no data	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	44	192
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.375 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	22 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30.25 MB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9654 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
Socket	Socket P	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	22	96
Threads	44	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	360 Watt

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