Itanium 9760 vs Xeon Phi 3110X
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Knights Corner (2012−2014) | no data |
| Release date | 12 November 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760 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 | 61 (Henihexaconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 244 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.05 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 350 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760 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 | PCIe x16 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 November 2012 | 1 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 61 | 8 |
| Threads | 244 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 170 Watt |
Xeon Phi 3110X has 662.5% more physical cores and 1425% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
Itanium 9760, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 76.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 3110X and Itanium 9760. We've got no test results to judge.
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