Ryzen Threadripper 2900X vs Xeon Phi 7295

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Phino data
Architecture codenameKnights Mill (2017)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date18 December 2017 (6 years ago)August 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads288no data
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache4.5 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB (shared)32768 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million9600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.550-1.2Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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
SocketSVLCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 Ryzen Threadripper 2900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory1 GBno data
Graphics max frequency0 MHzno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes36no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 72 8
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Phi 7295 has 800% more physical cores.

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X, on the other hand, has 156% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7295 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Phi 7295 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 2900X is a desktop one.


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