Itanium 9550 vs i5-540M
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2390 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.07 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $257 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.07 GHz | no data |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | 6.4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 19 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | BGA1288,PGA988 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 766 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
i5-540M has 385.7% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i5-540M is a notebook processor while Itanium 9550 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-540M and Itanium 9550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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