i9-14900KF vs EPYC 9754S

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754S and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	82
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	66.51
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	28.29
Architecture codename	Bergamo (2023)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$10,200	$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754S 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	128	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	256	32
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	5.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	8x 73 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	71,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754S 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	1
Socket	SP5	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754S 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	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 9754S 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 9754S 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 9754S and Core i9-14900KF. 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 9754S and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 June 2023	17 October 2023
Physical cores	128	24
Threads	256	32
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	125 Watt

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