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.

 

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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4870 vs 3569
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 4870 vs 3569

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: 91936 vs 62367
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 91936 vs 62367

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4870
3569
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
62367
91936
Name Intel Core i9-14900KS Intel Xeon w9-3495X
PassMark - Single thread mark 4870 3569
PassMark - CPU mark 62367 91936
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 8
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)