i9-14900F vs Xeon Gold 6148

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6148
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 150 Watt
18.33
Core i9-14900F
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
29.92
+63.2%

Core i9-14900F outperforms Xeon Gold 6148 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9-14900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking324141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.4648.75
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.5243.38
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,072$524

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900F has 793% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6148.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6148 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4032
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.25 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6148 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9-14900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9-14900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9-14900F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9-14900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB192 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Core i9-14900F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 6148 18.33
i9-14900F 29.92
+63.2%

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 6148 29009
i9-14900F 47349
+63.2%

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 Gold 6148 1069
i9-14900F 2863
+168%

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 Gold 6148 7842
i9-14900F 18377
+134%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.33 29.92
Recency 25 April 2017 8 January 2024
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 32
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6148 has 25% more threads.

i9-14900F, on the other hand, has a 63.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 20% more physical cores, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-14900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6148 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6148 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14900F is a desktop one.


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