Itanium 9540 vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing M1 Pro and Itanium 9540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 721 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 Pro and Itanium 9540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M1 Pro and Itanium 9540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | no data | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Itanium 9540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
M1 Pro and Itanium 9540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Itanium 9540 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| VT-i | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Itanium 9540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 1 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 9 years, 25% more physical cores, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
Itanium 9540, on the other hand, has 60% more threads.
We couldn't decide between M1 Pro and Itanium 9540. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Itanium 9540 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Itanium 9540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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