i9-14900F vs Xeon Gold 6258R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i9-14900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	202	145
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.83	50.61
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.69	42.87
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,950	$524

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900F has 266% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6258R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R 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 cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	56	32
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i9-14900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i9-14900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R 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 6258R and Core i9-14900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 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 Gold 6258R and Core i9-14900F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	25.34	29.46
Recency	24 February 2020	8 January 2024
Physical cores	28	24
Threads	56	32
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

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