i9-13900F vs Itanium 9540
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 122 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 57.13 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | no data | 46.79 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $524 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F 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 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA1248 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | + | no data |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
i9-13900F has an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 161.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Itanium 9540 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13900F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9540 and Core i9-13900F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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