i9-11900KF vs Xeon Silver 4214

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4214
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
10.24
Core i9-11900KF
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
15.69
+53.2%

Core i9-11900KF outperforms Xeon Silver 4214 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking763437
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.76no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency11.4011.88
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$694no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Silver 4214 10.24
i9-11900KF 15.69
+53.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Silver 4214 16273
i9-11900KF 24928
+53.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Silver 4214 1009
i9-11900KF 2329
+131%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Silver 4214 6439
i9-11900KF 10041
+55.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.24 15.69
Recency 2 April 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

i9-11900KF, on the other hand, has a 53.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i9-11900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4214 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-11900KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-11900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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