i9-14900KF vs Xeon Platinum 8160T

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160T and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated82
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.51
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data28.29
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,936$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160T 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.8 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature93 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160T 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Core i9-14900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160T and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T 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 Platinum 8160T and Core i9-14900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB192 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 17 October 2023
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160T has 50% more threads.

i9-14900KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8160T and Core i9-14900KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8160T is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-14900KF is a desktop one.


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