Intel Xeon D-2161I vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

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Intel Xeon D-2161I CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Intel Xeon D-2161I AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon D-2161I or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon D-2161I has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 512 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2161I was released in Q1/2018.

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS was released in Q2/2022.
Intel Xeon D (79) Family AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Xeon D-2100 (13) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
2 Generation 5
Skylake Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-2161I has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2161I is 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is at 3.30 GHz (4.90 GHz).

Intel Xeon D-2161I Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
12 Cores 8
24 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.90 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon D-2161I Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon D-2161I or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 680M
GPU frequency 2.00 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 680M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon D-2161I can use up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon D-2161I Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
512 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.50 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
32 PCIe lanes 12
31.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-2161I is 90 W, while the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon D-2161I Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
90 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-2161I is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon D-2161I Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
14 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 2518 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2022
1029 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon D-2161I (53%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon D-2161I (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
850 (53%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1611 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1662 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
14670 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9435 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
642 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
5711 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2161I
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
23310 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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