Itanium 9760 vs Opteron 842
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | no data |
| Release date | June 2003 (21 year ago) | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760 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 | 8 | no data |
| Socket | 940 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760 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 Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 170 Watt |
Opteron 842 has 100% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9760, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 842 and Itanium 9760, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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