Xeon Platinum 8368Q vs Itanium 9750
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 146 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.30 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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) | 38 |
| Threads | 8 | 76 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 57 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. 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 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2017 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 38 |
| Threads | 8 | 76 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 270 Watt |
Itanium 9750 has 58.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8368Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 850% more physical cores and 850% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9750 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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