The Intel Core i3 14100F - Is The Best Quad Core CPU Worth Buying?

Intel's 14th Gen Core i3 14100F is the latest and greatest quad core CPU on the market, but is it actually worth buying? Let's talk about that.

0:00 Intro and Specs
0:40 What's In The Box?
0:53 CPU Fan Idle Noise
1:06 CPU Fan Load Noise
1:10 Gaming Benchmarks w/"Entry Level" GPU
1:33 Battlefield V
1:52 Baldur's Gate 3
2:27 Forza Horizon 5
2:41 Grand Theft Auto V
3:04 Cyberpunk 2077
3:22 Red Dead Redemption 2
3:42 Fortnite
4:04 Counter-Strike 2
4:23 i3 14100F Vs i3 12100F - Is Newer Better?
4:58 CPU Benchmarks - Cinebench & DaVinci
5:17 The Witcher 3
5:47 Forza Horizon 5
6:03 Kingdom Come Deliverance
6:32 Starfield
6:54 Cyberpunk 2077
7:22 Red Dead Redemption 2
7:40 Final Thoughts

Thanks for watching :)

[Winnetou]

I can't express how disappointed I am that 14100 STILL does not use Raptor Cove cores. That is, the P cores in i7 and i9 13th and 14th gen CPUs, which have 2 MB of L2 cache each. 12th gen CPUs and 13100 and now 14100 too STILL have the 1.25 MB L2 cache one. Dang it Intel!

[dizzee]

this seems like another pointless i3 re-release. the 13100f in my country is 40% more expensive than 12100f

[halistinejenkins]

What a pleasant surprise at the end to get a cpu scaling bonus. I honestly did not see that coming. A+ for the extra effort sir. Top notch as always.

[toufusoup]

Fun thing about the LGA 1700 stock coolers—the i9 chips come with a taller, thicker, screw-in ARGB one—my coworker gave me his when he bought his 13900F. It’s one of the most hilarious inclusions considering the cooling requirements of those i9 chips.

[marufulislam]

using i3 12100f for a year now, paired with rtx 2060 super
i can play 1080p high settings 60+ Fps any latest aaa game.
perfect Budget combo & doesn't bottleneck.

[sothbiss]

I was rockin 12100F + RX6600 for last two years. With recent price drops, decided to change the CPU with 12600KF. 13th and 14th gen are more or less a refresh of 12th gen.

[msullami]

Thanks for testing bfv, even though its an older title it can still chew up a budget CPU and its a good indication of performance vs slightly older quad cores that choke hard

[daelionmr]

I'm using a 12100F since 2022 ~late february so pretty much 2+ years now and its been a solid experience for me/for my use case. 'I do not play competitive games at all'
Paired with a RTX 3060 Ti and a 2560x1080 75Hz monitor and it still plays everything I'm playing w/o much if any issues. 'currently playing Forbidden West and its all good/smooth with tweaked mix of high-medium shadows and rest max settings+DLSS Quality'
I might upgrade to a second hand 13400F soon-ish but I'm not in a hurry either.

[bigreddt]

I would suggest including the clock speed in your comparison between the 2 cpus. As always, love your reviews!

[Josue]

The i3-10100 and the Ryzen 5 4500 are good new options for the even lower budget. They're still very much usable imo.

[tyre]

13600k was the biggest jump in performance for the same tier of cpu across intel's 12 / 13 / 14 lineup, matching the 12900k in gaming perf
everything else stayed on the same level

[BlueEyedVibeChecker]

The only deal breaker for me is the cooler mounting mechanism, it was a terrible idea back in 2012.
Good to see the lower end offerings still hold up well, cooler not withstanding.

[bluengold]

I hate that amd stopped caring about the ryzen 3 line after the amazing 3100/3300x. Not everyone can afford/needs a 6 core and up cpu.

[shaneeslick]

G'day Random,
Yeah I agree if you are buying at this level getting the 12100F is the best option as without the RT Overlay there is no way you would notice the measly difference when gaming.

[fajaradi]

Man, watching Starfield and Cyberpunk back to back is like watching a game from PS3 era vs a game from PS5 era.

[povstyle]

My 10700kf cpu died and I went with a budget build with the 12100f with a new motherboard and using all my existing components. Comparing 12th and 14th gen was exactly what I was looking for to see if I made a good decision and seems like I did due to barely any fps differences. Great video

[Audiosenses]

Thanks for the video been thinking about buying one for two months now!

[cjmino]

intel couldn't make another good i3 like the 12100f

[deamondeathstone]

I don't think the 200 extra Megaherz are worth the €120, - too upgrade from my I3-12100f.

[toddsmithselbow]

I remember seeing a video where the 12th or 13th gen i3 was mopping a i7 9700k. I was honestly surprised considering the 9700k is an 8 core that's pretty modern, they're good little gaming chips that can handle a pretty decent GPU depending on the price you pay.