Xeon Phi 7295 vs i9-10980XE

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	272	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.72	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Phi
Power efficiency	11.80	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Knights Mill (2017)
Release date	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)	1 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$979	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	36	288
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	64K (per core)	32K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.550-1.2V

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295 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
Socket	FCLGA2066	SVLCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	256 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	no data	1 GB
Graphics max frequency	no data	0 MHz

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Phi 7295.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	36

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2019	1 December 2017
Physical cores	18	72
Threads	36	288
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	320 Watt

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