Xeon Phi 7230F vs Opteron 844
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Knights Landing (2016) |
| Release date | June 2003 (21 year ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 256 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Socket | 940 | 3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 230 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F. 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
Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 64 |
| Threads | 1 | 256 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 230 Watt |
Opteron 844 has 170.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Phi 7230F, on the other hand, has 6300% more physical cores and 25500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 844 and Xeon Phi 7230F. We've got no test results to judge.
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