Xeon Phi Co processors

[Arpan05]

Anyone knows if a normal motherboard would be able to support the Intel Xeon Phi Co-processors? I mean the Pci Express slots would fit in but the drivers and the workloads and all those technical details. 

I was specifically looking for the compatibility with the ASUS Z10PE D16 WS motherboard. 

 

[FruitBasketSilex]

What do you need a Xeon Phi for?

[The Cool n00B]

They're not really consumer products, they're made with "datacenter DNA" and large compute tasks, typically not really anything that most people would need, not to mention they use smaller cores, not the "full-size" ones found on a real CPU.

[The Official Czex]

They're only really useful in highly parallel applications. 

[Arpan05]

 

What do you need a Xeon Phi for?

I just wanted to find out if it was supported and If anyone had a hands on experience with those processors. Certainly not for gaming.

 

 

They're not really consumer products, they're made with "datacenter DNA" and large compute tasks, typically not really anything that most people would need, not to mention they use smaller cores, not the "full-size" ones found on a real CPU.

Thank you. But any ideas on if it would fit or function correctly on a consumer level motherboard like the ASUS z10pe WS?

[The Cool n00B]

Thank you. But any ideas on if it would fit or function correctly on a consumer level motherboard like the ASUS z10pe WS?

WS series boards aren't *technically* consumer boards (I mean, it has two freaking 2011-3 sockets), so it's hard to say. It would fit but whether it would work is another story. I think it depends on software and possibly the chipset on the mobo. I'd contact either an ASUS or Intel rep (or both) and ask one of them.

[Arpan05]

WS series boards aren't *technically* consumer boards (I mean, it has two freaking 2011-3 sockets), so it's hard to say. It would fit but whether it would work is another story. I think it depends on software and possibly the chipset on the mobo. I'd contact either an ASUS or Intel rep (or both) and ask one of them.

I agree with you. I contacted ASUS yesterday but was too impatient to wait for their reply. 

[BrightCandle]

I original thought it was just PCI 3.0 x16 and that was it. But apparently you need special bios support and most of the vendors are not doing a good job of actually saying what board you need! Its not exactly easy to work out from what I gather so far.

[NumLock21]

You're looking for a Xeon Phi that will work with that Asus board or looking at some other boards that will also support Xeon Phi? The Z10PE-D16 WS is not a consumer board and does not use the X99 chipset. It uses the C612 chipset and yes it compatible with a Xeon Phi.

http://streamcomputing.eu/blog/2015-08-01/xeon-phi-knights-corner-compatible-motherboards/

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Will-your-motherboard-work-with-Intel-Xeon-Phi-490/