Xeon E-2378 vs Itanium 9740

Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	702
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	16.02
Architecture codename	no data	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 April 2017 (7 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378 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	LGA1248	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9740 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	44

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2017	8 September 2021
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	65 Watt

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