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 | 2007 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Power efficiency | 1.15 | 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 | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 July 2008 | 1 April 2017 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 170 Watt |
Xeon X5492 has 13.3% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9760, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5492 and Itanium 9760. We've got no test results to judge.
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