Xeon Phi 7290 vs i7-870

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1942not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.97no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Knights Landing (2016)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$305no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads8288
Base clock speed2.93 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)32 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290 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
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA11563647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt245 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2009 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 72
Threads 8 288
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 245 Watt

i7-870 has 157.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 7290, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-870 and Xeon Phi 7290. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-870 is a desktop processor while Xeon Phi 7290 is a server/workstation one.


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