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Intel Core i5 14400 vs i3 14100

55 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14400
VS
51 out of 100
Intel Core i3 14100
Intel Core i5 14400
Intel Core i3 14100

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14400 with 10-cores against the 3.5 GHz i3 14100 with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
72.4
(Good)
Value Index
90.3
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14100 and 14400
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14400
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 14400
vs
Core i3 14100

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#191st place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14400 +20%
11183
Core i3 14100
9300
File compression 1006.1 MB/sec 951.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 85.5 Klines/sec 53.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 292.8 pages/sec 218.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 359.2 Mpixels/sec 247.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 237.1 pages/sec 245.9 pages/sec
Background blur 54 images/sec 45.7 images/sec
Photo processing 103.9 images/sec 106.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.1 Mpixels/sec 12.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 173 & 12 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14400 +66%
25072
Core i3 14100
15081
Integer math 82 GOps/sec 45.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 61.6 GOps/sec 35.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 80M Primes/sec 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.4M Strings/sec 17.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.7 GBytes/sec 8.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 315 MBytes/sec 174 MBytes/sec
Physics 1393 Frames/sec 956 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.8B Matrices/sec 11.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2047 & 622 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 14400 +66%
194.72
Core i3 14100
117.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.3 PPW 8.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 172 PPW 155 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 385.7 PPW 251.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3 PPW 1.96 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14400 and i3 14100

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 9, 2024 January 9, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i5-14400 i3-14100
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 UHD Graphics 730
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 -
Intel CPU rating (111th and 143rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 4
Total Threads 16 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 60 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 148 W 110 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (91st and 104th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 14400
0.6 TFLOPS
Core i3 14100
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 730 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 14400 official page Intel Core i3 14100 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Total votes: 36

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 14100 or i5 14400?
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Kriss November 7, 2024 at 09:58 PM
Given that multi core performance does not matter much in games, i3-14100 is definitely a good choice here.
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