i5-14600KF vs Xeon Platinum 8356H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	200
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	66.63
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	18.69
Architecture codename	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF 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	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF. 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	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF 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 Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 RDIMM	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.12 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	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 8356H and Core i5-14600KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	17 October 2023
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	20
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	125 Watt

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