i7-14700KF vs i3-7340

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Core i3-14100F Core i5-14400F Core i5-14500 Core i5-14600K Core i5-14600KF Core i7-14700 Core i7-14700F Core i7-14700K Core i7-14700KF Core i9-14900K Core i9-14900KF Core i9-14900KS

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i3-7340 i3-7340
i7-14700KF i7-14700KF

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data79.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data25.57
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date17 July 2017 (7 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$157$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF 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 cores2 (Dual-core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier42no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF. 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF 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 Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary

Recency 17 July 2017 17 October 2023
Physical cores 2 20
Threads 4 28
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 125 Watt

i3-7340 has 145.1% lower power consumption.

i7-14700KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 900% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7340 and Core i7-14700KF. We've got no test results to judge.

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