EPYC 7F72 vs Itanium 9310
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 119 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 10.00 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.06 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,450 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 10 MB L3 Cache | 192 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1248 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 240 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 50 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 14 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 240 Watt |
Itanium 9310 has 84.6% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7F72, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9310 and EPYC 7F72, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
