Intel Core i5 14400F vs i3 12100
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14400F with 10-cores against the 3.3 GHz i3 12100 with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14400F
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#176th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1180 MB/sec | 631.3 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 82.1 Klines/sec | 46.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 322.7 pages/sec | 170.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 378.8 Mpixels/sec | 201.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 241.4 pages/sec | 222.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 54.2 images/sec | 39.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 125.5 images/sec | 68.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 19.6 Mpixels/sec | 10.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 81.5 GOps/sec | 37 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 61.3 GOps/sec | 29 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 86M Primes/sec | 49M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.7M Strings/sec | 14.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.9 GBytes/sec | 7.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 315.5 MBytes/sec | 146.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1518 Frames/sec | 778 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.9B Matrices/sec | 10B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.3 PPW | 7.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 193.8 PPW | 123.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 391.6 PPW | 208.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.02 PPW | 1.86 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
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 |
Intel Core i3 12100
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14400F and i3 12100General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 9, 2024 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-14400F | i3-12100 |
| Integrated GPU | No | UHD Graphics 730 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | - Intel Core i3 14100 |
Intel CPU rating (107th and 188th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 33x |
| 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 | 89 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (88th and 129th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 192 |
| TMUs | - | 48 |
| ROPs | - | 24 |
| Execution Units | - | 24 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 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 i3 12100 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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