Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

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Intel Core i9-14900K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-14900K and the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-14900K 24 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
14 Generation 4
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-13900K Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
24 Cores 10
32 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)
2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-14900K, while the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1866
192 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 40
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-14900K has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
253 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-14900K has 68.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is at 25.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 2011
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 1700 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (28%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (26%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2412 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
802 (33%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
26972 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
7288 (27%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
3289 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
712 (22%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
23051 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
4996 (22%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
59388 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
16394 (28%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
139 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2177 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2358 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
38712 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
4160 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
76 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
1413 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
38,712 CB R23 MC @ 256 W
151 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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