Intel Core i5 14400F vs Core 5 120F

56 out of 100

VS

52 out of 100

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14400F with 10-cores against the 2.5 GHz Core 5 120F with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors

Single-Core Performance

Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks

Core i5 14400F

68

Core 5 120F

66

Multi-Core Performance

Measure performance when all cores are involved

Core i5 14400F

40

Core 5 120F

33

Power Efficiency

The efficiency score of power consumption

Core i5 14400F

59

Core 5 120F

65

The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.

NanoReview Final Score

Core i5 14400F

56

Core 5 120F

52

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Value for money (Beta)

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✅ Core i5 14400F

VS

Core 5 120F

67.4

(Good)

Value Index

61.6

(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 120F and 14400F

Advantages of Intel Core i5 14400F

Has 4 more physical cores
4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Advantages of Intel Core 5 120F

Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

Core i5 14400F +5%

105

Core 5 120F

100

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

Core i5 14400F +38%

927

Core 5 120F

674

Cinebench Scores (#177th 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)

Core i5 14400F +2%

2402

Core 5 120F

2364

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Core i5 14400F +29%

12600

Core 5 120F

9805

File compression	1180 MB/sec	-
Clang compilation	82.1 Klines/sec	-
HTML 5 Browser	322.7 pages/sec	-
PDF Renderer	378.8 Mpixels/sec	-
Text processing	241.4 pages/sec	-
Background blur	54.2 images/sec	-
Photo processing	125.5 images/sec	-
Ray tracing	19.6 Mpixels/sec	-

Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 80 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

Core i5 14400F +2%

3701

Core 5 120F

3636

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

Core i5 14400F +19%

25455

Core 5 120F

21477

Integer math	81.5 GOps/sec	66.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math	61.3 GOps/sec	51.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	86M Primes/sec	75M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	32.7M Strings/sec	25.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption	16.9 GBytes/sec	13 GBytes/sec
Data compression	315.5 MBytes/sec	257.2 MBytes/sec
Physics	1518 Frames/sec	1337 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	19.9B Matrices/sec	17.4B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6004 & 2 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

Core i5 14400F

196.47

Core 5 120F

n/a

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	14.3 PPW	10.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	193.8 PPW	150.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	391.6 PPW	330.4 PPW
Blender / Watt	3.02 PPW	-

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Intel Core i5 14400F

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-09-06 (Ryuk)	Cinebench 2024	105 / 868
📘 2026-09-04 (zaheer)	Cinebench 2026	569 / 3046
📘 2025-08-08 (Althy)	Cinebench 2024	109 / 931
📘 2025-08-07 (Striden Von)	Cinebench 2024	105 / 927
📘 2025-08-05 (Striden Von)	Cinebench 2024	98 / 870

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Intel Core 5 120F

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General

Vendor	Intel	Intel
Released	January 9, 2024	June 14, 2025
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Instruction Set	x86-64	x86-64
Codename	Raptor Lake Refresh	Bartlett Lake-S
Model number	i5-14400F	120F
Integrated GPU	No	No
Rival Equivalent	- AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	-
Successor	- Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	-

Intel CPU rating (107th and 138th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6	6
P-Threads	12	12
Base Frequency (P)	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.7 GHz	4.5 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	6
Total Threads	16	12
Bus Frequency	100 MHz	100 MHz
Multiplier	25x	25x
L1 Cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 Cache	2MB (per core)	1280K (per core)
L3 Cache	20MB (shared)	18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No

Package

Fabrication Process	10 nm	10 nm
TDP (PL1)	65 W	65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)	148 W	-
Socket	LGA-1700	LGA-1700
Peak Temperature	100°C	100°C

Desktop CPU ranking (89th and 100th place)

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	No

Misc

Official Site	Intel Core i5 14400F official page	Intel Core 5 120F official page
PCI Express Version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express Lanes	20	20

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Key Differences

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GeekBench v6

PassMark

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Performance Per Watt

Recent User Tests

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