i7-14700KF vs EPYC 7203

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated112
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data80.35
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data25.53
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date5 September 2023 (1 year ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$338$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors8,300 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF 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 configuration21
SocketSP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes12816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 September 2023 17 October 2023
Physical cores 8 20
Threads 16 28
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 125 Watt

EPYC 7203 has 4.2% lower power consumption.

i7-14700KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 150% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7203 and Core i7-14700KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7203 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-14700KF is a desktop one.


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