Intel Itanium 9320 vs Intel Atom C3308

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9320 and Intel Atom C3308 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals.

Intel Itanium 9320

Intel Atom C3308

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9320

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3308

Around 43% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 1.47 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
15.5x lower typical power consumption: 9.5 Watt vs 155 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 1.47 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9.5 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9320	Intel Atom C3308
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tukwila	Denverton
Launch date	Q1'10	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9320	C3308
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	1.47 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	2
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA1248	FCBGA1310
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	9.5 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		34 mm x 28 mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	50-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4: 1866
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		6
Number of USB ports		8
PCI Express revision		3
PCIe configurations		x2,x4
Total number of SATA ports		6
USB revision		3