i9-14901KE vs Xeon Platinum 8460Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2023 (1 year ago)July 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE 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 cores40 (Tetraconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads8016
Base clock speed2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA46771700
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8016

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 40 8
Threads 80 16
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8460Y has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

i9-14901KE, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Core i9-14901KE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8460Y is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14901KE is a desktop one.


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