Intel Xeon X7560 vs Intel Itanium 9320: comparison

Comparison of Intel Xeon X7560 and Intel Itanium 9320: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Xeon X7560 has more cores (8 vs 4), more threads (16 vs 8), a higher base clock (2.27 GHz vs 1.33 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (2.67 GHz vs 1.47 GHz).

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 X7560Intel Itanium 9320
Cores / threads 8 / 16 4 / 8
Max boost clock 2.67 GHz 1.47 GHz
L3 cache 24 MB 16 MB
TDP 130 W 155 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 X7560 Intel Itanium 9320
General
Model X7560 9320
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 4
Threads 16 8
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes Yes
Base clock 2.27 GHz 1.33 GHz
Max boost clock 2.67 GHz 1.47 GHz
L3 cache 24 MB 16 MB
Bus speed 6.4 GT/s 4.8 GT/s
TDP 130 W 155 W
Turbo Boost Yes (1) Yes (1)
64-bit support Yes —
Instruction set width — 64 bit
Memory
Memory types DDR3 —
Physical address extensions — 50-bit
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCLGA1248
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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