Intel Itanium family

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:IA-64
gptkbp:co-developedWith gptkb:Hewlett-Packard_(HP)
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:AMD_Opteron
gptkb:IBM_POWER
gptkb:Sun_SPARC
gptkb:Intel_Xeon
gptkbp:designedFor enterprise servers
high-end computing
gptkbp:discontinued 2021
gptkbp:fabricationProcess 32 nm
90 nm
65 nm
130 nm
180 nm
gptkbp:firstReleased 2001
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Intel Itanium family
gptkbp:instructionSet gptkb:Explicitly_Parallel_Instruction_Computing_(EPIC)
gptkbp:limitation limited software ecosystem
complex compiler requirements
lack of x86 compatibility
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Intel
gptkbp:marketedAs 64-bit alternative to x86
gptkbp:marketReception limited commercial success
gptkbp:notableEvent HP announced end of Integrity servers in 2020
Microsoft dropped support in Windows Server 2012
Oracle dropped support in 2011
gptkbp:notableFeature speculative execution
large on-die cache
predication
software pipelining
high memory bandwidth
multi-core support (later models)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:SGI_Altix
gptkb:HP_Integrity_Servers
Bull NovaScale
Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Itanium_2
gptkb:Itanium_9500
gptkb:Itanium_9300
gptkb:Itanium_9700
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Intel_i860
gptkbp:successor None (no direct successor)
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:OpenVMS
gptkb:HP-UX
Linux (limited support)
Windows Server (until 2010s)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explicitly_Parallel_Instruction_Computing_(EPIC)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7