Xeon Phi 7295 vs E5-2690 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	622	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon Phi
Power efficiency	8.59	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Knights Mill (2017)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,090	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295 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)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	28	288
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	15
L1 cache	no data	32K (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	512K (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	89 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.550-1.2V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295 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	SVLCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	384 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	no data	1 GB
Graphics max frequency	no data	0 MHz

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Phi 7295.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	36

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 December 2017
Physical cores	14	72
Threads	28	288
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	320 Watt

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