Itanium 9760 vs Xeon X5492

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5492 and Itanium 9760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1988	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.16	no data
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 April 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5492 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	no data	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	no data	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus rate	no data	6.4 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	32 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	63 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5492 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.

Socket	LGA771	LGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5492 and Itanium 9760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5492 and Itanium 9760 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5492 and Itanium 9760 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5492 and Itanium 9760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

ECC memory support

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2008	1 April 2017
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt

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