i9-14900KF vs Xeon D-1612

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	82
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	66.43
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	no data	28.27
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	8
Efficient-cores	no data	16
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	5.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	22 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
AMT	SPS 3.0	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	17 October 2023
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	8	32
Power consumption (TDP)	22 Watt	125 Watt

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