Intel Itanium 9720 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9720 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Itanium 9720

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9720

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm

Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Itanium 9720
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Name	Intel Itanium 9720	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9720	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kittson	Kentsfield
Launch date	Q2'17	January 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	3288
Processor Number	9720	Q6600
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9700 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	1.73 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	1066 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95.0 C	B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8
64 bit support
Die size		286 mm2
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		8192 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Transistor count		582 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.500V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	LGA1248	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3