Intel Xeon Phi 7210 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7210 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 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 7210

Intel Xeon E5-2609

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7210

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
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 32 nm
8x 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
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7306 vs 5891

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2016 vs March 2012
Number of cores	64 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7306 vs 5891

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

Around 60% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 215 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7306

5891

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	Intel Xeon E5-2609
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	7306	5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.75

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	Intel Xeon E5-2609
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Landing	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	June 2016	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2746	2799
Processor Number	7210	E5-2609
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$143
Price now		$78
Value for money (0-100)		17.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.50 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	64	4
Transistor count	8000 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.550-1.125V	0.60V-1.35V
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		70.0°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		4
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SVLCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	215 Watt	80 Watt
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	36	40
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
Scalability		2S Only
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)