Intel Itanium 9550 vs Intel Itanium 9520

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9550 and Intel Itanium 9520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Itanium 9550

Intel Itanium 9520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9520

Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 170 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9550	Intel Itanium 9520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Poulson	Poulson
Launch date	Q4'12	Q4'12
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9550	9520
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 C	95 C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	LGA1248	LGA1248
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	130 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)