Intel Xeon Phi 7210 vs AMD Opteron 254

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7210 and AMD Opteron 254 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.

Intel Xeon Phi 7210

AMD Opteron 254

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7210

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 10 month(s) later
63 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7306 vs 451

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2016 vs August 2005
Number of cores	64 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7306 vs 451

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 254

Around 87% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 92 Watt vs 215 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 578 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	578 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7210
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7306

451

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	AMD Opteron 254
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	578
PassMark - CPU mark	7306	451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	AMD Opteron 254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Landing	Troy
Launch date	June 2016	August 2005
Place in performance rating	2731	2870
Processor Number	7210
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.50 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	64	1
Transistor count	8000 million	106 million
VID voltage range	0.550-1.125V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SVLCLGA3647	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	215 Watt	92 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	36
PCI Express revision	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
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
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)