Xeon Phi 3120A vs E3120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3120 and Xeon Phi 3120A processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2556	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.30	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Knights Corner (2012−2014)
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	17 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3120 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 cores	no data	57 (Heptapentaconta-Core)
Threads	no data	228
Base clock speed	3.16 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	350 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	5,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3120 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	LGA775	PCIe x16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon Phi 3120A. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3120 and Xeon Phi 3120A technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon Phi 3120A are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon Phi 3120A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3, DDR4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2008	17 June 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt

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