Xeon Phi 7210 vs Phi 7290
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Phi 7290 outperforms Xeon Phi 7210 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 760 | 1390 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 4.41 | 2.03 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Knights Landing (2016) | Knights Landing (2016) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7290 and Xeon Phi 7210 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 | 72 (Doheptaconta-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 288 | 256 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7290 and Xeon Phi 7210 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 | 3647 | 3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 215 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Xeon Phi 7210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7290 and Xeon Phi 7210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Xeon Phi 7210 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Xeon Phi 7210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.27 | 4.55 |
| Physical cores | 72 | 64 |
| Threads | 288 | 256 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 215 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7290 has a 147.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.
Xeon Phi 7210, on the other hand, has 14% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Phi 7210 in performance tests.
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