AMD PRO A12-9830B vs Intel Xeon Phi 7210

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9830B and Intel Xeon Phi 7210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD PRO A12-9830B

Intel Xeon Phi 7210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9830B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 147% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
6.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 215 Watt

Launch date	24 October 2016 vs June 2016
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 215 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7210

60 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	64 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9830B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Phi 7210

Name	AMD PRO A12-9830B	Intel Xeon Phi 7210
PassMark - Single thread mark		460
PassMark - CPU mark		7306

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-9830B	Intel Xeon Phi 7210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Knights Landing
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	24 October 2016	June 2016
OPN Tray	AM983BAEY44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	not rated	2731
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family
Vertical segment	Laptop	Server
Processor Number		7210
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	1.30 GHz
Die size	250 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	1.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	64
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	8000 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		32 KB (per core)
VID voltage range		0.550-1.125V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		102 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	25 Watt/45 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	SVLCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	215 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	36
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x16 port (Port 2 and 3) may negotiate down to x8, x4, x2, or x1. x4 port (Port1) may negotiate down to x2, or x1
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot