Intel Itanium 9550 vs Intel Itanium 9540

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9550 and Intel Itanium 9540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Itanium 9550

Intel Itanium 9540

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

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9550	Intel Itanium 9540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Poulson	Poulson
Launch date	Q4'12	Q4'12
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9550	9540
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.13 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	8
Number of threads	8	16
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	LGA1248	LGA1248
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	170 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)