Xeon Phi 7235 vs E5-2697 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	598	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Knights Mill (2017)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$67	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	28	256
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.550-1.2V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	SVLCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	no data	-
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	102 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon Phi 7235.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	36

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	1 December 2017
Physical cores	14	64
Threads	28	256
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	250 Watt

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