Xeon Phi 7290 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Aggregate performance score
M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Xeon Phi 7290 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 640 | 924 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 21.39 | 1.75 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Knights Landing (2016) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon Phi 7290 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 72 (Doheptaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 288 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon Phi 7290 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 245 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon Phi 7290. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon Phi 7290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon Phi 7290 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon Phi 7290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.69 | 10.19 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 72 |
| Threads | 12 | 288 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 245 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 34% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 367% more advanced lithography process, and 807% lower power consumption.
Xeon Phi 7290, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.
The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon Phi 7290 is a server/workstation one.
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