Itanium 9120N vs Xeon E5520

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2056	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$19	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N 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)	no data
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.42 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N 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	FCLGA1366	PPGA611
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	104 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	40 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	144 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5520 and Itanium 9120N.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2009	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	104 Watt

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