i9-14900 vs EPYC 9254

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9254
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 200 Watt
40.80
+34.4%
Core i9-14900
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
30.35

EPYC 9254 outperforms Core i9-14900 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking63137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.8650.40
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency19.3144.19
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,299$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900 has 218% better value for money than EPYC 9254.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data219 MHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache1536 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 72 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors26,280 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 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
SocketSP5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900. 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-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 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 9254 and Core i9-14900 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 9254 and Core i9-14900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TiB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9254 and Core i9-14900.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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.

EPYC 9254 40.80
+34.4%
i9-14900 30.35

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.

EPYC 9254 64815
+34.5%
i9-14900 48205

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.

EPYC 9254 2140
i9-14900 2874
+34.3%

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.

EPYC 9254 17738
+1.7%
i9-14900 17436

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.80 30.35
Recency 10 November 2022 8 January 2024
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 9254 has a 34.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.

i9-14900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 207.7% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-14900 in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 9254 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14900 is a desktop one.


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