Intel Itanium 9720 vs Intel Itanium 9740

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9720 and Intel Itanium 9740 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Itanium 9720

Intel Itanium 9740

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9720

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

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 170 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Itanium 9740

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 9720	Intel Itanium 9740
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kittson	Kittson
Launch date	Q2'17	Q2'17
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9720	9740
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9700 Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9700 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.73 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	95.0 C	95.0 C
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	LGA1248	LGA1248
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 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)