Intel Xeon Phi 7210 vs Intel Xeon W3530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7210 and Intel Xeon W3530 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7210

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 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
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 24 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7306 vs 3071
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2016 vs March 2010
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 24 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7306 vs 3071

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3530

  • Around 104% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
  • Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 215 Watt
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1338 vs 460
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1338 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3530

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
460
1338
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7306
3071
Name Intel Xeon Phi 7210 Intel Xeon W3530
PassMark - Single thread mark 460 1338
PassMark - CPU mark 7306 3071
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 48.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.283

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Phi 7210 Intel Xeon W3530

Essentials

Architecture codename Knights Landing Bloomfield
Launch date June 2016 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2731 2752
Processor Number 7210 W3530
Series Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $999
Price now $293.95
Value for money (0-100) 5.37

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.30 GHz 2.80 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 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 64 4
Transistor count 8000 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.550-1.125V 0.800V-1.375V
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Number of QPI Links 1
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 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported SVLCLGA3647 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 215 Watt 130 Watt
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm

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® SSE4.2
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) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)