Itanium 9720 vs i7-7820X

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7820X and Itanium 9720 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking724not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.31no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date30 May 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-7820X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache11 MB (shared)20 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Maximum core temperature99 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7820X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2066LGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7820X and Itanium 9720. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-7820X and Itanium 9720 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7820X and Itanium 9720 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 i7-7820X and Itanium 9720. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7820X and Itanium 9720.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes28no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2017 1 April 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt

i7-7820X has an age advantage of 1 month, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Itanium 9720, on the other hand, has 7.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-7820X and Itanium 9720. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-7820X is a desktop processor while Itanium 9720 is a server/workstation one.


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