Itanium 9720 vs Athlon II X4 645
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2120 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.30 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 20 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720 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 | AM3 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720. 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 | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720 are enumerated here.
| 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 II X4 645 and Itanium 9720. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 September 2010 | 1 April 2017 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 130 Watt |
Athlon II X4 645 has 36.8% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9720, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X4 645 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9720 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 645 and Itanium 9720, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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