i7-12700K vs Itanium 9760

Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated239
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.05
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data16.49
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date1 April 2017 (7 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rate6.4 GT/s8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache32 MB1 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA1248FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K 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 9760 and Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2017 27 October 2021
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 125 Watt

i7-12700K has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 25% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 36% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Itanium 9760 and Core i7-12700K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Itanium 9760 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-12700K is a desktop one.


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