Processor U300 vs Itanium 9550
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9550 and Processor U300 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 | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $193 |
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9550 and Processor U300 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) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9550 and Processor U300 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 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9550 and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Itanium 9550 and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9550 and Processor U300 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 9550 and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9550 and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 5 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 15 Watt |
Itanium 9550 has 33.3% more threads.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 25% more physical cores, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9550 and Processor U300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Itanium 9550 is a server/workstation processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9550 and Processor U300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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