i7-14700F vs Xeon E7540
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-14700F outperforms Xeon E7540 by a whopping 299% 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 | 1313 | 284 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 64.43 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.38 | 15.37 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $359 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.27 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | 33 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1567 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F. 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) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7540 and Core i7-14700F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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 | 5.93 | 23.67 |
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 20 |
| Threads | 12 | 28 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
i7-14700F has a 299% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 233% more physical cores and 133% more threads, and 62% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-14700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E7540 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E7540 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-14700F is a desktop one.
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