Itanium 9120N vs i5-4430
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1613 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Core i5 (Desktop) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.42 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB L3 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 76 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1400 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N 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 | FCLGA1150 | PPGA611 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | - |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | no data |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 104 Watt |
i5-4430 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 23.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-4430 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9120N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4430 and Itanium 9120N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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