i5-14600KF vs Xeon Silver 4214R

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.72
Core i5-14600KF
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
25.21
+115%

Core i5-14600KF outperforms Xeon Silver 4214R by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking673200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.0166.81
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency10.8918.73
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$705$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14600KF has 157% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4214R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF. 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-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF 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 Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB192 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 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 Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Silver 4214R 11.72
i5-14600KF 25.21
+115%

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 Silver 4214R 18275
i5-14600KF 39291
+115%

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 Silver 4214R 1235
i5-14600KF 2779
+125%

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 Silver 4214R 7429
i5-14600KF 15824
+113%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.72 25.21
Recency 24 February 2020 17 October 2023
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 24 20
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214R has 20% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has a 115.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 16.7% more physical cores.

The Core i5-14600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214R in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4214R is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-14600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4214R and Core i5-14600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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