Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Xeon Gold 6161

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.47
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	no data	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	no data	$520 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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	4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	5 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	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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)	1
Socket	Socket P	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
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 Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5200
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6161 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	22	8
Threads	44	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	120 Watt

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