EPYC 4124P vs Itanium 9760
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 658 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 49.74 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.08 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 21 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P 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 | 2.66 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| VT-i | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2017 | 21 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Itanium 9760 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
EPYC 4124P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 161.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9760 and EPYC 4124P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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