Intel Xeon Phi 7210 vs Intel Xeon W3540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7210 and Intel Xeon W3540 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 W3540

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
16x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 24 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7306 vs 3109

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 24 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7306 vs 3109

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3540

Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 215 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7306

3109

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	Intel Xeon W3540
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	7306	3109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.438

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	Intel Xeon W3540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Landing	Bloomfield
Launch date	June 2016	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2789	2754
Processor Number	7210	W3540
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Price now		$19.92
Value for money (0-100)		80.92
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2.93 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	3.20 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)