Intel Itanium 9540 vs Intel Itanium 9340

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9540 and Intel Itanium 9340 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Itanium 9540

Intel Itanium 9340

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9540

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9540	Intel Itanium 9340
Essentials
Architecture codename	Poulson	Tukwila
Launch date	Q4'12	Q1'10
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9540	9340
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Series
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 C
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		1.73 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	LGA1248	FCLGA1248
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	185 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		50-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)