Xeon Phi 7295 vs E5-2630 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1263	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.47	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Phi
Power efficiency	5.56	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Knights Mill (2017)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	18 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	12	288
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	4.5 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.550-1.2V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	SVLCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	no data	1 GB
Graphics max frequency	no data	0 MHz

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Xeon Phi 7295.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	36

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	18 December 2017
Physical cores	6	72
Threads	12	288
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	320 Watt

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