Xeon Phi 7250 vs E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Phi 7250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	650	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Knights Landing (2016)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	68 (Octahexaconta-Core)
Threads	28	272
Base clock speed	no data	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	3647
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	215 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Phi 7250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Phi 7250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Phi 7250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Phi 7250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Phi 7250.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	14	68
Threads	28	272
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	215 Watt

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