Xeon Phi 7210 vs E5-2650 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
6.21
+35%
Xeon Phi 7210
2016
64 cores / 256 threads, 215 Watt
4.60

Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Xeon Phi 7210 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10861301
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.46no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.182.02
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Knights Landing (2016)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads16256
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)32 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA20113647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt215 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210. 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
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon Phi 7210.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2650 v2 6.21
+35%
Xeon Phi 7210 4.60

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v2 9865
+35%
Xeon Phi 7210 7306

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.21 4.60
Recency 1 September 2013 20 June 2016
Physical cores 8 64
Threads 16 256
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 215 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v2 has a 35% higher aggregate performance score, and 126.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 7210, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2650 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Phi 7210 in performance tests.


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