i3-14100F vs Athlon X4 840

Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.17
Core i3-14100F
2024
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.98
+360%

Core i3-14100F outperforms Athlon X4 840 by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1868784
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.69
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series4x Athlonno data
Power efficiency3.0415.69
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache256K80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketSocket FM2+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i3-14100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 840 2.17
i3-14100F 9.98
+360%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 840 3325
i3-14100F 15278
+359%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 840 446
i3-14100F 2436
+446%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 840 1109
i3-14100F 8207
+640%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 9.98
Recency on August 2014 8 January 2024
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

i3-14100F has a 359.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-14100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 840 in performance tests.


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