Xeon Platinum 8593Q vs Phi 7120A

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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
Architecture codename	Knights Corner (2012−2014)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	6 April 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,400

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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	61 (Henihexaconta-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	244	128
Base clock speed	1.24 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.33 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	350 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	60 °C
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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	2
Socket	PCIe x16	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Xeon Platinum 8593Q.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	61	64
Threads	244	128
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	385 Watt

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