Intel Xeon E5-2667 vs Intel Itanium 9520: comparison

Comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2667 and Intel Itanium 9520: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Xeon E5-2667 has more cores (6 vs 4), more threads (12 vs 8) and a higher base clock (2.9 GHz vs 1.73 GHz).

Both processors match on: TDP (130 W), 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 Xeon E5-2667Intel Itanium 9520
Cores / threads 6 / 12 4 / 8
Max boost clock 3.5 GHz —
L3 cache 15 MB —
TDP 130 W 130 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 Xeon E5-2667 Intel Itanium 9520
General
Model E5-2667 9520
Codename Sandy Bridge EP Poulson
Segment Server Server
Product line Семейство процессоров Intel Xeon E5 Процессор Intel Itanium серии 9500
Process 32 nm 32 nm
Launch date Q1 2012 Q4 2012
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Expected discontinuance Q2 2015 —
Servicing status End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Updates
End of servicing updates 06/30/2020 —
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes Yes
Base clock 2.9 GHz 1.73 GHz
Max boost clock 3.5 GHz —
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency 3.5 GHz —
L3 cache 15 MB —
Cache (level unspecified) — 20 MB
Bus speed 8 GT/s 6.4 GT/s
TDP 130 W 130 W
Turbo Boost Yes (2) Yes (2)
64-bit support Yes —
Instruction set width 64 bit —
Instruction set extensions AVX —
QPI links 2 —
Memory
Max memory size 384 GB —
Memory types DDR3 —
Memory channels 4 —
Max memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s —
ECC memory supported Yes Yes
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 —
PCI Express lanes 40 —
Scalability 2S Only —
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 LGA1248
Max CPU configuration 2 —
Package size 52.5mm x 45.0mm —
TJUNCTION — 95 °C
TCASE 85 °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
AES-NI Yes —
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology Yes —
vPro Eligibility Intel vPro Platform —
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes —
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes —
Identity Protection Technology No —
Flex Memory Access No —

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