Itanium 9560 vs Core 2 Duo E8400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2671not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.06no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)no data
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHzno data
Bus rate1333 MHz6.4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size104 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775LGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-ino data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2008 1 October 2012
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 170 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8400 has 161.5% lower power consumption.

Itanium 9560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E8400 and Itanium 9560. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8400 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9560 is a server/workstation one.


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