Itanium 9760 vs i9-10940X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	352	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	10.07	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	no data
Release date	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz	6.4 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760 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	FCLGA2066	LGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760 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 i9-10940X and Itanium 9760 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10940X and Itanium 9760.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2019	1 April 2017
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	170 Watt

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