Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Intel Xeon w9-3495X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-14900KS and Intel Xeon w9-3495X 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 i9-14900KS

Intel Xeon w9-3495X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900KS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 29% higher clock speed: 6.2 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 81°C
449389.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4871 vs 3566

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Mar 2024 vs 15 Feb 2023
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	6.2 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 81°C
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4871 vs 3566

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w9-3495X

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 24
80 more threads: 112 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91812 vs 62480

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	56 vs 24
Number of threads	112 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB vs 36 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	91812 vs 62480

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-14900KS
CPU 2: Intel Xeon w9-3495X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4871

3566

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62480

91812

Name	Intel Core i9-14900KS	Intel Xeon w9-3495X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4871	3566
PassMark - CPU mark	62480	91812
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		24923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-14900KS	Intel Xeon w9-3495X
Essentials
Launch date	14 Mar 2024	15 Feb 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$689	$5889
Place in performance rating	19	9
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		w9-3495X
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment		Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.90 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)	105 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	6.2 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	56
Number of threads	32	112
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		112
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)