i9-14900KF vs Xeon Gold 6248

Place in the ranking	318	82
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.61	66.59
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.86	28.35
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,072	$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900KF has 593% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6248.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6248 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	40	32
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6248 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-14900KF. 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	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-14900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-14900KF. 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	+	-

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 Gold 6248 and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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 Gold 6248 18.78

i9-14900KF 37.42
+99.3%

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 Gold 6248 29831

i9-14900KF 59442
+99.3%

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 Gold 6248 1320

i9-14900KF 3094
+134%

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 Gold 6248 10491

i9-14900KF 20710
+97.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.78	37.42
Recency	2 April 2019	17 October 2023
Physical cores	20	24
Threads	40	32
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt

Xeon Gold 6248 has 25% more threads.

i9-14900KF, on the other hand, has a 99.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 20% more physical cores, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-14900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6248 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6248 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14900KF is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-14900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.