Intel Xeon Phi 7290 vs AMD A9-9400 SoC

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7290 and AMD A9-9400 SoC 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (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 7290

AMD A9-9400 SoC

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7290

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
70 more cores, run more applications at once: 72 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
18x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	June 2016 vs May 2016
Number of cores	72 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9400 SoC

Around 41% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
24.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 245 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 245 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7290
CPU 2: AMD A9-9400 SoC

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7290	AMD A9-9400 SoC
PassMark - Single thread mark		1195
PassMark - CPU mark		1329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.079
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5100
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1799
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5100

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7290	AMD A9-9400 SoC
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Landing	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	June 2016	May 2016
Place in performance rating	not rated	1544
Processor Number	7290
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	72	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.550-1.125V
Die size		124 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SVLCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	245 Watt	10 Watt
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 (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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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™)