Celeron N5100 vs Xeon Phi 7120X

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data32.63
Architecture codenameKnights Corner (2012−2014)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date17 June 2013 (11 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 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 cores61 (Henihexaconta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads2444
Base clock speed1.24 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size350 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 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 configuration11
SocketPCIe x16FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 June 2013 11 January 2021
Physical cores 61 4
Threads 244 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon Phi 7120X has 1425% more physical cores and 6000% more threads.

Celeron N5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 4900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7120X and Celeron N5100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Phi 7120X is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N5100 is a notebook one.


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