Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Itanium 9760
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Release date | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.22 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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.
| Socket | LGA1248 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 2060 ‑ 3220 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.
| 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 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2017 | 18 October 2021 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 2060 Watt |
Itanium 9760 has 100% more threads, and 1111.8% lower power consumption.
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Itanium 9760 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9760 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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