i9-14900F vs Xeon E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26
Core i9-14900F
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
29.73
+1215%

Core i9-14900F outperforms Xeon E5620 by a whopping 1215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1815142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0848.63
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.6743.29
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$524

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900F has 60688% better value for money than Xeon E5620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size239 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size288 GB192 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Xeon E5620 2.26
i9-14900F 29.73
+1215%

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.

Xeon E5620 3592
i9-14900F 47224
+1215%

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.

Xeon E5620 367
i9-14900F 2869
+682%

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.

Xeon E5620 1468
i9-14900F 18395
+1153%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 29.73
Recency 16 March 2010 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

i9-14900F has a 1215.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-14900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14900F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5620 and Core i9-14900F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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