Xeon Silver 4214 vs i9-9900KF

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	672	756
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.31	18.16
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i9	Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency	11.46	11.35
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$488	$694

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214 has 119% better value for money than i9-9900KF.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Silver 4214.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.94	10.58
Recency	7 January 2019	2 April 2019
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	85 Watt

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