Xeon Phi 7210 vs Phi 3120A

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data2.02
Architecture codenameKnights Corner (2012−2014)Knights Landing (2016)
Release date17 June 2013 (11 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210 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 cores57 (Heptapentaconta-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads228256
Base clock speedno data1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz1.5 GHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)32 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB (shared)0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size350 mm2no data
Number of transistors5,000 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210 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 configuration11
SocketPCIe x163647
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt215 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Phi 7210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 June 2013 20 June 2016
Physical cores 57 64
Threads 228 256
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 215 Watt

Xeon Phi 7210 has an age advantage of 3 years, 12.3% more physical cores and 12.3% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 39.5% lower power consumption.

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