Intel Itanium 9340 vs AMD Turion 64 ML-34

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9340 and AMD Turion 64 ML-34 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Itanium 9340

AMD Turion 64 ML-34

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9340

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
7 more threads: 8 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	8 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-34

Around 4% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Itanium 9340
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-34

Name	Intel Itanium 9340	AMD Turion 64 ML-34
PassMark - Single thread mark		526
PassMark - CPU mark		319

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9340	AMD Turion 64 ML-34
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tukwila	Lancaster
Launch date	Q1'10	March 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	2964
Processor Number	9340
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Series	Turion 64
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.73 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8	1
Die size		125 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA1248	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	50-bit
Thermal Monitoring
PowerNow
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)