i9-9990XE vs Xeon Phi 7295

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated305
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.83
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PhiIntel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data7.05
Architecture codenameKnights Mill (2017)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 December 2017 (6 years ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,800

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE 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 cores72 (Doheptaconta-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads28828
Base clock speed1.5 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier1540
L1 cache32K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB (shared)19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.550-1.2Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSVLCLGA36472066
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt255 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE 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 Core i9-9990XE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size384 GB128 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A
Max video memory1 GBno data
Graphics max frequency0 MHzno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3644

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2017 19 October 2018
Physical cores 72 14
Threads 288 28
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 255 Watt

Xeon Phi 7295 has 414.3% more physical cores and 928.6% more threads.

i9-9990XE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 25.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7295 and Core i9-9990XE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Phi 7295 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-9990XE is a desktop one.


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