Xeon Phi 7250 vs 7120M
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250 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 | Tulsa (2006) | Knights Landing (2016) |
| Release date | August 2006 (18 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 68 (Octahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 272 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1328 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.1V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250 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 | PPGA604 | 3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 215 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 68 |
| Threads | 4 | 272 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 215 Watt |
Xeon 7120M has 126.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Phi 7250, on the other hand, has 3300% more physical cores and 6700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 7120M and Xeon Phi 7250. We've got no test results to judge.
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