i5-14600KF vs EPYC 8434P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 8434P outperforms Core i5-14600KF by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 102 | 307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 68 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.43 | 71.40 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 8.02 | 7.44 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Siena (2023−2024) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 18 September 2023 (2 years ago) | 17 October 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,700 | $294 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i5-14600KF has 395% better value for money than EPYC 8434P.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 8434P and Core i5-14600KF 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 | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 96 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 4x 73 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 35,500 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 8434P and Core i5-14600KF 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 | 1 |
| Socket | SP6 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8434P and Core i5-14600KF. 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 8434P and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 8434P and Core i5-14600KF 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 8434P and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 89.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 8434P and Core i5-14600KF.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.96 | 22.03 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 14 |
| Threads | 96 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 125 Watt |
EPYC 8434P has a 72.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 242.9% more physical cores and 380% more threads.
i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 8434P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-14600KF in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 8434P is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-14600KF is a desktop one.
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