Duron 950 vs Xeon Phi 7250
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Knights Landing (2016) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 6 June 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $122 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7250 and Duron 950 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 | 68 (Octahexaconta-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 272 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 0.95 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9.5 |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7250 and Duron 950 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 | 3647 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 42 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7250 and Duron 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7250 and Duron 950 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 7250 and Duron 950 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 7250 and Duron 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 6 June 2001 |
| Physical cores | 68 | 1 |
| Threads | 272 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 42 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7250 has an age advantage of 15 years, 6700% more physical cores and 27100% more threads, and a 1186% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 950, on the other hand, has 412% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Phi 7250 and AMD Duron 950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7250 is a server/workstation processor while Duron 950 is a desktop one.
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