Itanium 9520 vs Itanium 9310

Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus rate	no data	6.4 GT/s
L3 cache	10 MB L3 Cache	20 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520 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.

Socket	FCLGA1248	LGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	50 Bit	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520 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 Itanium 9310 and Itanium 9520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

ECC memory support

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	1 October 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm

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