Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Phi 3120A

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Knights Corner (2012−2014)	no data
Release date	17 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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	57 (Heptapentaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	228	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	350 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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	1	no data
Socket	PCIe x16	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 June 2013	1 October 2023
Physical cores	57	32
Threads	228	64
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	225 Watt

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