Xeon Phi 5120D vs E3-1230 v6
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1177 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.57 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.80 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Knights Corner (2012−2014) |
| Release date | 28 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 17 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 60 (Hexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 240 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.05 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 350 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | SFF 230-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 72 Watt | 245 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | N/A | no data |
| OpenGL | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 March 2017 | 17 June 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 60 |
| Threads | 8 | 240 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 72 Watt | 245 Watt |
Xeon E3-1230 v6 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 240.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Phi 5120D, on the other hand, has 1400% more physical cores and 2900% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon Phi 5120D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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