Xeon Phi 7290F vs W-2135

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1048	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.23	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.26	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Knights Landing (2016)
Release date	29 August 2017 (8 years ago)	20 June 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$835	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	12	288
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	3647
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	260 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Phi 7290F.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	6	72
Threads	12	288
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	260 Watt

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