Xeon W-10855M vs Phi 3120A

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	933
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	no data	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	no data	16.74
Architecture codename	Knights Corner (2012−2014)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	17 June 2013 (11 years ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	228	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	350 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M 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	1
Socket	PCIe x16	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 3120A and Xeon W-10855M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 June 2013	13 May 2020
Physical cores	57	6
Threads	228	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	45 Watt

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