Intel Itanium 9340 vs Intel Itanium 9310

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9340 and Intel Itanium 9310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Itanium 9340

Intel Itanium 9310

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9340

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

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9310

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 185 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9340	Intel Itanium 9310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tukwila	Tukwila
Launch date	Q1'10	Q1'10
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9340	9310
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.73 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA1248	FCLGA1248
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	130 Watt
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	50-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)