Xeon Platinum 8368Q vs Itanium 9140N

Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	10.30
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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	38
Threads	no data	76
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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	2
Socket	PPGA611	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9140N and Xeon Platinum 8368Q.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2007	6 April 2021
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	270 Watt

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