i3-12100F vs Xeon Phi 7235

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	868
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.47
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	1 December 2017 (7 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	4
Threads	256	8
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	32K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F 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	SVLCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	384 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.381 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	36	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	64	4
Threads	256	8
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	58 Watt

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