Xeon E-2334 vs Itanium 9540
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 854 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.14 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | no data | Rocket Lake-E (2021) |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 8 September 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $2748 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334 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 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334. 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, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334 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 Xeon E-2334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 8 September 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9540 and Xeon E-2334. We've got no test results to judge.
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