Intel Core i3 14100 vs Intel Core i5 14600K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 14100, vs Intel Core i5 14600K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 14100 and Intel Core i5 14600K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
1789
Intel Core i5 14600K
2072
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
9112
Intel Core i5 14600K
25270
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
107
Intel Core i5 14600K
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
512
Intel Core i5 14600K
1347
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
3781
Intel Core i5 14600K
4268
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
15287
Intel Core i5 14600K
38666
Integer Math45.5 GOps/s125.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math35.4 GOps/s92.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search59 M primes/s161 M primes/s
Random String Sort17.3 M strings/s51.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption8.9 GB/s27.6 GB/s
Data Compression176.3 MB/s483.7 MB/s
Physics1018 frames/s2460 frames/s
Extended Instructions12 M matrices/s287 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
2514
Intel Core i5 14600K
2804
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 14100
9300
Intel Core i5 14600K
15949
File Compression951.7 MB/s1500 MB/s
Clang Compilation53.9 KLines/s140.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser218.5 pages/s429.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering247.3 MP/sec507.8 MP/sec
Text Processing245.9 pages/s288.4 pages/s
Background Blur45.7 frames/s74 frames/s
Photo Processing106.1 frames/s154.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.3 MP/sec31.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 14100
117.33
Intel Core i5 14600K
304.64

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 155 PPW 127.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 254.8 PPW 309.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 8.5 PPW 10.8 PPW
Blender / W 1.96 PPW 2.44 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 October, 16, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i3-14100 i5-14600K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a8
Threadsn/a8
Frequencyn/a2.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4 GHz
General
Cores count414
Threads count820
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x35x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 60 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 110 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 14600K the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below