Intel Itanium 9740 vs Intel Itanium 9560

Comparative analysis of Intel Itanium 9740 and Intel Itanium 9560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Itanium 9740

Intel Itanium 9560

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Itanium 9740	Intel Itanium 9560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kittson	Poulson
Launch date	Q2'17	Q4'12
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	9740	9560
Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9700 Series	Intel® Itanium® Processor 9500 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2.53 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 C
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	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)