Intel Xeon Phi 7235 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7235 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon Phi 7235

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7235

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
60 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 4
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	December 2017 vs October 2017
Number of cores	64 vs 4
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U

Around 143% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.40 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
16.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7235
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7235	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
PassMark - Single thread mark		1832
PassMark - CPU mark		5742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		279.682
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		96.109
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1384
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4594
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1384
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4594

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7235	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Mill	Raven Ridge
Launch date	December 2017	October 2017
Place in performance rating	not rated	927
Processor Number	7235
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ 72x5 Processor Family	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YM230BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	1.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	64	4
Transistor count	8000 million
VID voltage range	0.550-1.200V
Die size		246 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
Number of threads		4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SVLCLGA3647	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	36
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x 16 port (Port 2 and 3) may negotiate down to x8, x4, x2, or x1. x4 port (Port 1) 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
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 6 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI