Itanium 9140M vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2832 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | no data |
| Release date | December 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 18 MB L3 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 227 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM2 | PPGA611 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 104 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ has 16.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop processor while Itanium 9140M is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Itanium 9140M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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