Itanium 9540 vs Athlon 3000G
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1667 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.63 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 7 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2? | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540 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 Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB? | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 November 2019 | 1 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Athlon 3000G has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 385.7% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9540, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while Itanium 9540 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 3000G and Itanium 9540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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