Itanium 9350 vs Xeon E5-2697 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	779	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.85	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	no data
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data
Current price	$96 (0.1x MSRP)	$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus support	8GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	24 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	50 Bit
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Itanium 9350.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	1 January 2010
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	185 Watt

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