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Intel Core i3-14100F

Processor

CPU cores
4*
CPU threads
8*
Maximum boost clock
4.7 GHz*
Thermal design power
58 W*

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.5.0 / Windows / CPU
Intel Core i3-14100F 118.66 samples/min 3 complete runs · Middle 50%: 118.24 - 120.21 · 4 core / 8 thread · Latest: 2026-07-07

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

27.52 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

118.66 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
118.23768574462
75th percentile
120.21479310219
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

37.23 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

54.43 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

25.88 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

111.07 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
104.97001050337
75th percentile
112.50898122189
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

34.97 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

50.19 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

25.87 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

109.25 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
106.55069658056
75th percentile
110.24100849673
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

33.49 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-14100F

49.89 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

CPU cores
4*
CPU threads
8*
Performance cores
4*
Efficiency cores
0*
Performance-core base frequency
3.5 GHz*
Performance-core maximum turbo
4.7 GHz*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth
76.80 GB/s*
Maximum boost clock
4.7 GHz*
L2 cache
5 MB*
Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh*
Socket / package
LGA1700
Manufacturing process
Intel 7*

Cache hierarchy

  • Reported cache*
    Size
    12 MB*
    Level
    Reported cache (level unstated)*
    Scope
    Intel® Smart Cache*

Memory & storage

Memory channels
2*

Supported memory

  • Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s*

Power specifications

Thermal design power
58 W*
Processor base power
58 W*
Maximum turbo power
110 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 7 fields
type
cpu*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
brand
Intel*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
model
Core i3-14100F*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
official power w
110* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
what the figure is
Maximum Turbo Power*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
socket
LGA1700*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
updated
2026-09-29*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i3-14100F*
type
cpu*
Specifications 2 · 58 fields
Recommended Customer Price
$109.00*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Price scope
Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.*
Intel® Speed Shift Technology
Yes*
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0*
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes*
Intel® 64 ‡
Yes*
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2*
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator
3.0*
Instruction Set
64-bit*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes*
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Yes*
Idle States
Yes*
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes*
Total Cores
4*
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Yes*
Total Threads
8*
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes*
Intel® OS Guard
Yes*
Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes*
Intel® Boot Guard
Yes*
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)
Yes*
Max Turbo Frequency
4.7* GHz
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Yes*
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes*
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes*
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡
Yes*
Secure Key
Yes*
Cache
12.0* MB
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Cache description
Intel® Smart Cache*
Original declaration
12 MB Intel® Smart Cache*
# of Performance-cores
4*
# of Efficiency-cores
0*
Single P-core Turbo Frequency
4.7* GHz
Processor Base Power
58* W
Maximum Turbo Power
110* W
P-core Base Frequency
3.5* GHz
Total L2 Cache
5* MB
Marketing Status
Launched*
Launch Date
Q1'24*
Embedded Options Available
No*
Product Collection
Intel® Core™ i3 Processors (14th gen)*
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
192* GB
Memory Types
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s*
Max # of Memory Channels
2*
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8* GB/s
Vertical Segment
Desktop*
Scalability
1S Only*
PCI Express Revision
5.0 and 4.0*
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
20*
Processor Number
i3-14100F*
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision
4.0*
Max # of DMI Lanes
8*
PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16+4 | 2x8+4*
Sockets Supported
FCLGA1700*
Lithography
Intel 7*
Package Size
45.0 mm x 37.5 mm*
Max CPU Configuration
1*
TJUNCTION
100* °C
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2020C*
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet*
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
microarchitecture
Raptor Lake Refresh*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
boost clock
4.7* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Reported core clock
3.5* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.*
core count
4*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)
amount
90.05*
currency
USD*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown*
USD
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
tdp
58* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i3-14100F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i3-14100F*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*

* Provisional data