EPYC 9654 vs Itanium 9750
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 6 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.28 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.89 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $11,805 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654 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) | 96 |
| Threads | 8 | 192 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 96 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 12x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 78,840 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654 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 | LGA1248 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| VT-i | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2017 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 96 |
| Threads | 8 | 192 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 360 Watt |
Itanium 9750 has 111.8% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9750 and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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