Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon Phi 7295

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	no data
Release date	18 December 2017 (6 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro 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	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	288	12
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	4.5 MB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	36 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro 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	no data
Socket	SVLCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro 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 Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro 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 Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Max video memory	1 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	0 MHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	36	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 December 2017	17 January 2023
Physical cores	72	12
Threads	288	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	2424 Watt

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