Intel Xeon X7550 vs Intel Itanium 9310: comparison

Comparison of Intel Xeon X7550 and Intel Itanium 9310: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Xeon X7550 has more cores (8 vs 2), more threads (16 vs 4), a higher base clock (2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz) and a larger L3 cache (18 MB vs 10 MB).

Both processors match on: TDP (130 W).

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 X7550Intel Itanium 9310
Cores / threads 8 / 16 2 / 4
Max boost clock 2.4 GHz —
L3 cache 18 MB 10 MB
TDP 130 W 130 W
Process 45 nm 65 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 X7550 Intel Itanium 9310
General
Model X7550 9310
Codename Nehalem EX Tukwila
Segment Server Server
Product line Устаревшие процессоры Intel Xeon Процессор Intel Itanium серии 9300
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Launch date Q1 2010 Q1 2010
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Expected discontinuance Q4 2012 Q2 2014
Servicing status End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Updates
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes Yes
Base clock 2 GHz 1.6 GHz
Max boost clock 2.4 GHz —
L3 cache 18 MB 10 MB
Bus speed 6.4 GT/s 4.8 GT/s
TDP 130 W 130 W
Turbo Boost Yes (1) No
64-bit support Yes —
Instruction set width — 64 bit
FSB parity — Yes
Memory
Memory types DDR3 —
Physical address extensions — 50-bit
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCLGA1248
TCASE 69 °C —
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) — Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes —
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes —
Thermal Monitoring Technologies — Yes

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