Xeon E5540 vs Intel Xeon Phi 7290

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Intel Xeon E5540

Intel Xeon Phi 7290

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz and Intel Xeon Phi 7290 with 72 cores 1.5GHz . 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 1.5GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 245W)

Intel Xeon Phi 7290 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 3 months late

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E5540

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Intel Xeon Phi 7290

General Parameters

Mar 2009

Release Date

Jun 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Gainestown

Core Architecture

Knights Landing

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Gainestown)

Generation

Xeon Phi (Knights Landing)

Package

0.731 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

245 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

263 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.533 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

1.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

72

8

Total Thread Count

288

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

15.0

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

DDR4

3

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

-

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