i9-14900KF vs EPYC 7281

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	540	83
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.79	63.63
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	7.58	28.30
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	20 June 2017 (7 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$650	$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900KF has 1228% better value for money than EPYC 7281.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	32	32
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	5.8 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	19200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	155 W, 170 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	192 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	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 EPYC 7281 and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	16

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	14.13	38.84
Recency	20 June 2017	17 October 2023
Physical cores	16	24
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	125 Watt

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