Xeon Phi 3120A vs Athlon XP-M 2500+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Architecture codenameBarton (2001−2004)Knights Corner (2012−2014)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)17 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A 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 cores1 (Single-Core)57 (Heptapentaconta-Core)
Threads1228
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz1.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB32 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm22 nm
Die size101 mm2350 mm2
Number of transistors63 million5,000 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A 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 configuration11
SocketAPCIe x16
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 57
Threads 1 228
Chip lithography 130 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 300 Watt

Athlon XP-M 2500+ has 566.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 3120A, on the other hand, has 5600% more physical cores and 22700% more threads, and a 490.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon XP-M 2500+ and Xeon Phi 3120A. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon XP-M 2500+ is a notebook processor while Xeon Phi 3120A is a server/workstation one.


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