Xeon Phi 7250 vs i9-7920X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking471not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.29no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency10.06no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Knights Landing (2016)
Release date10 September 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)68 (Octahexaconta-Core)
Threads24272
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)32 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA20663647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt215 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 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 i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes44no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 12 68
Threads 24 272
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 215 Watt

i9-7920X has an age advantage of 1 year, and 53.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 7250, on the other hand, has 466.7% more physical cores and 1033.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-7920X and Xeon Phi 7250. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-7920X is a desktop processor while Xeon Phi 7250 is a server/workstation one.


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