Intel Xeon Phi 7120X vs AMD A10-5745M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7120X and AMD A10-5745M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Phi 7120X

AMD A10-5745M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7120X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
57 more cores, run more applications at once: 61 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	61 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4096 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5745M

Around 118% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
12x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 300 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 300 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7120X
CPU 2: AMD A10-5745M

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7120X	AMD A10-5745M
PassMark - Single thread mark		949
PassMark - CPU mark		1781
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		304
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		802
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.117

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7120X	AMD A10-5745M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Corner	Richland
Launch date	June 2013	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	2822
Processor Number	7120X
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x100 Product Family	AMD A-Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.24 GHz
Die size	350 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	61	4
Transistor count	5000 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	16
Maximum memory bandwidth	352 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	25 Watt
Sockets supported		FP2
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel® IMCI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)