Ryzen 9 7950X vs Itanium 9130M

Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	66
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	21.97
Architecture codename	no data	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	no data	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	no data	32
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB L3 Cache	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13140 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	no data	1
Socket	PPGA611	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9130M and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2007	27 September 2022
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	170 Watt

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