Xeon 6746E vs Phi 7285

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E 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	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	no data
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	18 December 2017 (6 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$5,929

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E 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)	112
Threads	272	112
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	4.25 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	34 MB	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E 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	2
Socket	SVLCLGA3647	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon 6746E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	36	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 December 2017	3 June 2024
Physical cores	68	112
Threads	272	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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