i9-14900F vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
14.47
Core i9-14900F
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
30.81
+113%

Core i9-14900F outperforms Xeon E5-2696 V3 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking521141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.96
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency9.1043.22
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$524

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3632
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size356 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F 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 configuration21
Socket2011-3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 14.47
i9-14900F 30.81
+113%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 22140
i9-14900F 47158
+113%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 1134
i9-14900F 2873
+153%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 8117
i9-14900F 18336
+126%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.47 30.81
Recency 8 September 2014 8 January 2024
Physical cores 18 24
Threads 36 32
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has 12.5% more threads.

i9-14900F, on the other hand, has a 112.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 33.3% more physical cores, and 123.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-14900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2696 V3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14900F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-14900F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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