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CPU
Intel

Intel Core i5-14400F

Processor

CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
Maximum boost clock
4.7 GHz*
Thermal design power
65 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 5.1.1 / Windows / CPU
Intel Core i5-14400F 203.01 samples/min 9 complete runs · Middle 50%: 199.62 - 213.42 · 10 core / 16 thread · Latest: 2026-07-13

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 · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

46.16 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

203.01 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
199.61869271791
75th percentile
213.41508092285
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

66.50 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

90.74 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

44.74 samples/min

37 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

48.76 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

48.00 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

195.68 samples/min

37 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
186.80128318759
75th percentile
207.39566044402
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

207.45 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
206.65890296955
75th percentile
207.5369924056
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

226.61 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
214.19616860915
75th percentile
231.09455814865
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

60.33 samples/min

37 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

65.08 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

67.86 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

92.80 samples/min

37 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

93.62 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

110.74 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

39.41 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

179.75 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
174.20798701549
75th percentile
185.26958682332
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

56.52 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

86.46 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

39.09 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

181.26 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
171.79725785055
75th percentile
191.34402691691
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

55.12 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

87.00 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

44.57 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

40.97 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

199.94 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
193.52768467056
75th percentile
204.96122549547
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

179.85 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
151.39163664011
75th percentile
193.09886647543
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

64.50 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

58.61 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

91.96 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

85.47 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

46.48 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

203.04 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
195.56029082108
75th percentile
210.63113935476
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

63.00 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

95.37 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

43.27 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

196.49 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
194.13652139763
75th percentile
200.00491169978
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

59.73 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14400F

93.06 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

CPU cores
10
CPU threads
16
Performance cores
6
Efficiency cores
4
Performance-core base frequency
2.5 GHz*
Efficiency-core base frequency
1.8 GHz*
Performance-core maximum turbo
4.7 GHz*
Efficiency-core maximum turbo
3.5 GHz*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth
76.80 GB/s*
Maximum boost clock
4.7 GHz*
L2 cache
9.5 MB*
Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh*
Socket / package
LGA1700
Manufacturing process
Intel 7*

Cache hierarchy

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

CPU core groups

  • Performance
    Base frequency
    2.5 GHz
    Boost frequency
    4.7 GHz
    Cores
    6
    Threads
    12
  • Efficiency
    Base frequency
    1.8 GHz
    Boost frequency
    3.5 GHz
    Cores
    4
    Threads
    4

Memory & storage

Memory channels
2*

Supported memory

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

Power specifications

Thermal design power
65 W*
Processor base power
65 W
Maximum turbo power
148 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 i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
type
cpu*
model
Core i5-14400F*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i5-14400F*
type
cpu*
official power w
148* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
what_the_figure_is
Maximum Turbo Power*
updated
2026-09-29*
brand
Intel*
model
Core i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
type
cpu*
Specifications 2 · 61 fields
Recommended Customer Price
$196.00*
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*
Intel® Thread Director
Yes*
Instruction Set
64-bit*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes*
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Yes*
Idle States
Yes*
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes*
Total Cores
10*
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Yes*
Total Threads
16*
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
20.0* MB
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Cache description
Intel® Smart Cache*
Original declaration
20 MB Intel® Smart Cache*
# of Performance-cores
6*
# of Efficiency-cores
4*
Single P-core Turbo Frequency
4.7* GHz
Single E-core Turbo Frequency
3.5* GHz
Processor Base Power
65* W
Maximum Turbo Power
148* W
P-core Base Frequency
2.5* GHz
E-core Base Frequency
1.8* GHz
Total L2 Cache
9.5* MB
Marketing Status
Launched*
Launch Date
Q1'24*
Embedded Options Available
No*
Product Collection
Intel® Core™ i5 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
i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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
2.5* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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
10*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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
125.99*
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 i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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 i5-14400F*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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
65* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14400F*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14400F*
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