i5-14600KF vs Pentium N3700
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-14600KF outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 3027% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2613 | 200 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 66.65 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.46 | 18.70 |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 17 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $294 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 89.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series | N/A |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 16 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 16 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 24.70 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 17 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 125 Watt |
Pentium N3700 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.
i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has a 3026.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
The Core i5-14600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium N3700 is a notebook processor while Core i5-14600KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3700 and Core i5-14600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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