Xeon Phi on Z820

[ttsekov]

Hello Community, 

Some time ago I got across a listing for a Xeon Phi card (2nd generation I think).

I have a Workstation Z820 with some base model hadrware (Xeon E5-2630 v2 x2) 32GB DDR3 1866 and a Radeon, just for some games and what not. 

Question is : What benefit and in which applications can I find it, if I choose to get this card and shove it in the case? As per the system documentation, it does indeed support Xeon Phi cards, alongside with Tesla K20c if memory serves me right. I don`t have any industry-specific applications, this is just a desktop for all my things, only specialty is virtualization, but as far as I know, Phi`s don`t support it.

If someone is familiar here with these units, please share if it would be useful in my case.

Thanks in advance!

[Radium_Angel]

10 hours ago, ttsekov said:

If someone is familiar here with these units, please share if it would be useful in my case.

These devices are for industry-specific number crunching and not a general purpose boost to anything in Windows.

If you don't know what it can do for you, then you don't need it. *Very* niche cards.

[ttsekov]

Good thing I didn`t purchase it. Thanks !