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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-14100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-14100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 83 days older than the cheaper Core i3-14100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-14100 - 348 vs 332 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-14100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-14100
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £135.97 vs £579.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-14900K - £0.41 vs £1.66 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
332
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£135.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-14100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K | vs | Intel Core i3-14100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i3-14100
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
348 FPS
£11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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346 FPS
£16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
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348 FPS
£18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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