Xeon E5540 vs Intel Xeon Phi 7120A

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Intel Xeon E5540

Intel Xeon Phi 7120A

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz and Intel Xeon Phi 7120A with 61 cores 1.238GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E5540 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.533GHz vs 1.238GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 300W)

Intel Xeon Phi 7120A 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 1 months late

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E5540

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Intel Xeon Phi 7120A

General Parameters

Mar 2009

Release Date

Apr 2014

Intel

Manufacturer

PCIe

Server

Type

Server

Gainestown

Core Architecture

Knights Corner

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

PCIe x16

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Gainestown)

Generation

Xeon Phi (Knights Corner)

Package

0.731 billions

Transistor Count

5 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

300 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

263 mm²

Die Size

350 mm²

CPU Performance

2.533 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.238 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

1.333 GHz

4

Total Core Count

61

8

Total Thread Count

244

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

12.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1066

Memory Types

DDR3,DDR4

3

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

-

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