Itanium 9140N vs i7-870S
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-870S and Itanium 9140N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2025 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
Power efficiency | 2.01 | no data |
Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | no data |
Release date | 19 July 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-870S 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
Threads | 8 | no data |
Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 18 MB L3 Cache |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | 296 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
Number of transistors | 774 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | - |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-870S 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
Socket | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | PPGA611 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 82 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-870S and Itanium 9140N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
Idle States | + | - |
Demand Based Switching | - | + |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-870S 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 i7-870S and Itanium 9140N are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-870S and Itanium 9140N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-870S and Itanium 9140N.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 19 July 2010 | 1 October 2007 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 82 Watt | 104 Watt |
i7-870S has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 26.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-870S and Itanium 9140N. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i7-870S is a desktop processor while Itanium 9140N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-870S and Itanium 9140N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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