Core i7-14700KF vs Xeon Gold 6242R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	206	96
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.52	98.71
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	no data
Current price	$1781 (0.7x MSRP)	$374

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-14700KF has 433% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6242R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	40	28
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	no data
L3 cache	35.75 MB	33 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF 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	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Core i7-14700KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i7-14700KF outperforms Xeon Gold 6242R by 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	22.60	34.52
Recency	24 February 2020	1 October 2023
Threads	40	28

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