i7-14700 vs Xeon Gold 5412U

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5412U
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
33.09
+22%
Core i7-14700
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 65 Watt
27.13

Xeon Gold 5412U outperforms Core i7-14700 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking120178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation92.5658.29
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency16.9339.50
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,113$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5412U has 59% better value for money than i7-14700.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4828
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)81 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TB192 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Core i7-14700.

PCIe version55.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes8016

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 Gold 5412U 33.09
+22%
i7-14700 27.13

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 Gold 5412U 52557
+21.9%
i7-14700 43098

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.09 27.13
Recency 10 January 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 24 20
Threads 48 28
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5412U has a 22% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads.

i7-14700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 184.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5412U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-14700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5412U is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-14700 is a desktop one.


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