i5-8650 vs Xeon Phi 7210F
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i5 |
| Architecture codename | Knights Landing (2016) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 256 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 3647 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 6 |
| Threads | 256 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7210F has 966.7% more physical cores and 4166.7% more threads.
i5-8650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 253.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7210F is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8650 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Phi 7210F and Core i5-8650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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