Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H vs Intel Core i9-14900T

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-14900T
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Core i9-14900T

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H or Intel Core i9-14900T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has 60 cores with 120 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i9-14900T has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900T was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) CPU group Intel Core i 14000 (23)
4 Generation 14
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Raptor Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-13900T
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H is a 60 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Core i9-14900T has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (5.50 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900T
60 Cores 24
120 Threads 32
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 1.10 GHz (5.50 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 0.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
16x Gracemont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

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

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900T can connect up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900T
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
4096 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 32.00 MB
112.50 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
80 PCIe lanes 20
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a TDP of 350 W, that of the Intel Core i9-14900T is 35 W.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900T
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 106 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a 112.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-14900T cache has a total of 68.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900T
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 4677 Socket LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2024
17000 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900T Intel Core i9-14900T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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