Xeon Gold 6342 vs Itanium 9560

Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	24.61
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 October 2012 (11 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	no data	$2400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Itanium 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342 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	48
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342 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	LGA1248	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342. 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	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Itanium 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342 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 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342 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 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342. 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 9560 and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2012	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	230 Watt

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