Silverthorne vs Xeon Phi 7120A
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Knights Corner (2012−2014) | Bonnell (2007−2010) |
| Release date | 6 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 18 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Current price | $594 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne 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 | 61 (Henihexaconta-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 244 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 1.24 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm |
| Die size | 350 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 April 2014 | 18 April 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7120A and Silverthorne. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7120A is a server/workstation processor while Silverthorne is a notebook one.
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