Itanium 9140N vs i3-540

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2478not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.25no data
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)no data
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed3.06 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHzno data
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C76 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156PPGA611
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt104 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+-
Demand Based Switching-+
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video HD+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 104 Watt

i3-540 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 42.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-540 and Itanium 9140N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-540 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9140N is a server/workstation one.


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