Itanium 9720 vs Xeon 696X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	25	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.98	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.78	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)	no data
Release date	2 February 2026 (recently)	1 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-cores	64	no data
Threads	128	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	no data
Bus rate	0 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	336 MB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 598 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA4710	LGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8000MT/s)	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 696X and Itanium 9720.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 February 2026	1 April 2017
Physical cores	64	4
Threads	128	8
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	130 Watt

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