Intel Itanium 9520 vs Intel Itanium 9560: comparison

Comparison of Intel Itanium 9520 and Intel Itanium 9560: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Itanium 9520 has a lower TDP (130 W vs 170 W).

At the same time, Intel Itanium 9560 has more cores (8 vs 4), more threads (16 vs 8) and a higher base clock (2.53 GHz vs 1.73 GHz).

Both processors match on: process node (32 nm).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Itanium 9520Intel Itanium 9560
Cores / threads 4 / 8 8 / 16
TDP 130 W 170 W
Process 32 nm 32 nm

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Itanium 9520 Intel Itanium 9560
General
Model 9520 9560
Codename Poulson Poulson
Segment Server Server
Product line Процессор Intel Itanium серии 9500 Процессор Intel Itanium серии 9500
Process 32 nm 32 nm
Launch date Q4 2012 Q4 2012
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Servicing status End of Servicing Updates End of Servicing Updates
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes Yes
Base clock 1.73 GHz 2.53 GHz
Cache (level unspecified) 20 MB 32 MB
Bus speed 6.4 GT/s 6.4 GT/s
TDP 130 W 170 W
Turbo Boost Yes (2) Yes (2)
Memory
ECC memory supported Yes Yes
Package and thermal
Sockets supported LGA1248 LGA1248
TJUNCTION 95 °C 95 °C
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes

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