Intel Xeon Phi 3120A vs Xeon 6979P

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Intel Xeon Phi 3120A

Intel Xeon 6979P

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Phi 3120A with 57 cores 1.1GHz and Xeon 6979P with 120 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Phi 3120A 's Advantages

Lower TDP (300W vs 500W)

Xeon 6979P 's Advantages

Released 11 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)

Score

Intel Xeon Phi 3120A

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Xeon 6979P

General Parameters

Jun 2013

Release Date

Sep 2024

PCIe

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Knights Corner

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

PCIe x16

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Phi (Knights Corner)

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

5 billions

Transistor Count

-

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

300 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

350 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

10 nm

CPU Performance

1.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

57

Total Core Count

120

228

Total Thread Count

240

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

11.0

Multiplier

21.0

32 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

504 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3,DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

-

Max Memory Size

3 TB

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Xeon 6979P

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

96

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