EPYC 9755 vs Xeon Gold 6161

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9755 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Turin (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$12,984

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9755 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)128
Threads44256
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.375 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache22 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30.25 MB512 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data16x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistorsno data133,040 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9755 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)2
SocketSocket PSP5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9755. 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9755 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 9755. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and EPYC 9755.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 22 128
Threads 44 256
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 6161 has 203% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9755, on the other hand, has 481.8% more physical cores and 481.8% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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