Intel Core i9-14900HX vs Intel Xeon w7-2495X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-14900HX and Intel Xeon w7-2495X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-14900HX

Intel Xeon w7-2495X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 21% higher clock speed: 5.8 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4317 vs 3555

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 15 Feb 2023
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.8 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 77
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4317 vs 3555

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w7-2495X

16 more threads: 48 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58228 vs 45676

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	45 MB (shared) vs 36 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	58228 vs 45676

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-14900HX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon w7-2495X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4317

3555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45676

58228

Name	Intel Core i9-14900HX	Intel Xeon w7-2495X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4317	3555
PassMark - CPU mark	45676	58228
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		17179

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-14900HX	Intel Xeon w7-2495X
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	15 Feb 2023
Place in performance rating	71	69
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Launch price (MSRP)		$2189
Processor Number		w7-2495X
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment		Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	45 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	77
Maximum frequency	5.8 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	32	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		2 TB
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1964	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	225 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		5.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)