i9-14900F vs Xeon Platinum 8163

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core i9-14900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.58
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	43.26
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	no data (2024 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.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	5.6 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket P	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core i9-14900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core i9-14900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core i9-14900F are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core i9-14900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 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 Platinum 8163 and Core i9-14900F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Pros & cons summary

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Threads

48

32

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