Xeon Phi 7235 vs MP 3.16
Primary details
Comparing Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Phi |
| Architecture codename | Potomac (2005) | Knights Mill (2017) |
| Release date | March 2005 (19 years ago) | 18 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 256 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.17 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 4 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 32 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 286 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.550-1.2V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235 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 | 1 |
| Socket | 604 | SVLCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 384 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 102.381 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 36 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 64 |
| Threads | 1 | 256 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 250 Watt |
Xeon MP 3.16 has 85.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon Phi 7235, on the other hand, has 6300% more physical cores and 25500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon MP 3.16 and Xeon Phi 7235, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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