Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon Phi 7120X

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data78.17
Architecture codenameKnights Corner (2012−2014)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date17 June 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed1.24 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size350 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 x16FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Arc Graphics 130V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 June 2013 24 September 2024
Physical cores 61 8
Threads 244 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Phi 7120X has 662.5% more physical cores and 2950% more threads.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1664.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7120X and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Phi 7120X is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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