i7-14700K vs Xeon Max 9462

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated116
Place by popularitynot in top-10088
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data25.34
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids HBM (2023)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,995$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads6428
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache75 MB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 477 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K 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
Socket4677FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K. 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-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K 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 Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
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 Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K 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 Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes8016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 17 October 2023
Physical cores 32 20
Threads 64 28
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Max 9462 has 60% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads.

i7-14700K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 180% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Max 9462 and Core i7-14700K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Max 9462 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-14700K is a desktop one.


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