Ryzen 5 5600X vs Itanium 9540
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 716 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 15 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 21.98 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.11 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| VT-i | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9540 and Ryzen 5 5600X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 5 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Itanium 9540 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 5600X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 161.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Itanium 9540 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Itanium 9540 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop one.
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