Xeon Platinum 8358 vs Itanium 9320
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.97 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.47 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB L3 Cache | 48 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 50 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 250 Watt |
Itanium 9320 has 61.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8358, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9320 and Xeon Platinum 8358, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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