Intel Xeon Phi 7210 vs Intel Xeon E5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7210 and Intel Xeon E5520 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 E5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7210

CPU is newer: launch date 7 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 45 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
2.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 144 GB
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7306 vs 4620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2016 vs March 2009
Number of cores	64 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7306 vs 4620

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5520

Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 215 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1106 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.53 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	1106 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

1106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7306

4620

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	Intel Xeon E5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	1106
PassMark - CPU mark	7306	4620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		62.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.95

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	Intel Xeon E5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Landing	Nehalem EP
Launch date	June 2016	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2731	2717
Processor Number	7210	E5520
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$19
Price now		$42.39
Value for money (0-100)		30.90
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2.26 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	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.50 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	64	4
Transistor count	8000 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.550-1.125V	0.75V -1.35V
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	144 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	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	215 Watt	80 Watt
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)