Itanium 9550 vs A6-5400K
Primary details
Comparing A6-5400K and Itanium 9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2595 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-5400K and Itanium 9550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5400K and Itanium 9550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FM2 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400K and Itanium 9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
A6-5400K and Itanium 9550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Itanium 9550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| VT-i | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and Itanium 9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 7540D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
A6-5400K has 161.5% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9550, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between A6-5400K and Itanium 9550. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A6-5400K is a desktop processor while Itanium 9550 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-5400K and Itanium 9550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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