Itanium 9760 vs Ryzen 5 3600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Itanium 9760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 693 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 9 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.26 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3600 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3600 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1248 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Itanium 9760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 3600 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 Ryzen 5 3600 and Itanium 9760 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 Ryzen 5 3600 and Itanium 9760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 1 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 161.5% lower power consumption.
Itanium 9760, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Itanium 9760. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9760 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Itanium 9760, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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