i5-14600KF vs Xeon E7-8870 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-14600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	70.36
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	18.67
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8870 v4 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	40	20
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.3 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	50 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8870 v4 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	8	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-14600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	3 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
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 Xeon E7-8870 v4 and Core i5-14600KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	17 October 2023
Physical cores	20	14
Threads	40	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	125 Watt

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