i7-14700 vs Xeon Gold 6442Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6442Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 225 Watt
36.50
+34.6%
Core i7-14700
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 65 Watt
27.11

Xeon Gold 6442Y outperforms Core i7-14700 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking97178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.8961.34
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency15.3539.47
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,065$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-14700 has 18% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6442Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4828
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 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
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TB192 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Core i7-14700.

PCIe version55.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes8016

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 6442Y 36.50
+34.6%
i7-14700 27.11

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 6442Y 57986
+34.6%
i7-14700 43069

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 6442Y 1996
i7-14700 2738
+37.2%

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 6442Y 17199
+7%
i7-14700 16078

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.50 27.11
Recency 10 January 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 24 20
Threads 48 28
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6442Y has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads.

i7-14700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 246.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6442Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-14700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6442Y is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-14700 is a desktop one.


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