Xeon Phi 3120A vs E5-1410

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1620not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.67no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Knights Corner (2012−2014)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)17 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)57 (Heptapentaconta-Core)
Threads8228
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)32 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size294 mm2350 mm2
Number of transistors1,270 million5,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.6V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A 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
Socket1356PCIe x16
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A 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 E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size375 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1410 and Xeon Phi 3120A.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 17 June 2013
Physical cores 4 57
Threads 8 228
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 300 Watt

Xeon E5-1410 has 275% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 3120A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 1325% more physical cores and 2750% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

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