Intel Itanium 9550 vs Intel Itanium 9350

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9550 and Intel Itanium 9350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9550

  • 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
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Itanium 9550 Intel Itanium 9350

Essentials

Architecture codename Poulson Tukwila
Launch date Q4'12 Q1'10
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Processor Number 9550 9350
Series Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Series
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 1.73 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 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
64 bit support
Maximum frequency 1.87 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)

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