i3-9100F vs Xeon Phi 7235
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1387 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 30 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 10.09 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Phi | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.17 |
| Architecture codename | Knights Mill (2017) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 1 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $122 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F 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) |
| Threads | 256 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 15 | 36 |
| L1 cache | 32K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °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 i3-9100F 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | SVLCLGA3647 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F. 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | - | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 102.381 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 36 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2017 | 23 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 4 |
| Threads | 256 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7235 has 1500% more physical cores and 6300% more threads.
i3-9100F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 284.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7235 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Phi 7235 and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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