Intel officially launched the K-series of Core 14th Gen processors in October of this year, with the core architecture based on the previous generation Raptor Lake's facelifted Raptor Lake Refresh, still using the Intel 7 (actually 10nm) manufacturing process. As the last generation of products that use the "Gen X Core" naming scheme, it can also be regarded as one of the key nodes of Intel's product line.
Stepping into 2024, Intel has also officially released the 14th Gen Core non-K-series processors. This time I will share with you the 14th generation Core i 5-14400 at the dessert level, and see if the toothpaste factory is squeezing a lot this time. Without further ado, just drive.
First of all, let's take a look at the parameter comparison with the 13th generation Core i5-13400, the main frequency of the two remains the same, the only difference is that the i5-14400 has been increased by 010GHz turbo frequency, almost negligible.
In terms of memory, the i5-14400 supports DDR5-5600, and the maximum capacity has also been increased to 192GB
In terms of GPU, the i5-14400 is equipped with Intel UHD Graphics 770, which is the same as the 13400's 730 in terms of decoding, and the theoretical performance is about 20% higher.
In terms of power consumption, the design power consumption of the i5-14400 is the same as that of the previous generation, which is 65W, but the turbo power consumption is controlled to 89W, and the mini host can be used completely.
Released on January 4, 2024, the i5-14400 is built on a 10nm process with 6 large cores and 4 small cores, a 10-core 16-thread design, and an L2 cache of 95MB with 20MB for Smart Cache. The standard operating frequency is 25 GHz with a maximum operating frequency of 47 GHz, integrated UHD Graphics 770 core, 65 W power consumption. 
The 14th Gen Core still uses the LGA 1700 connector, but the non-K models don't support overclocking, and the 600 series motherboards are no longer in production, so the H610 and B760 should be the best options for now. The MSI B760M Edge Ti WiFi I use here uses a 6-layer server-grade PCB board, 2 ounces of thickened copper to improve electrical performance and stability, a black bottom plate with silver-white frost armor, and a dragon-shaped logo that only MSI high-end models can carry, which brings high recognition, and the built-in RGB lighting effect is quite cool when powered on. 
The motherboard uses 12+1+1 direct power supply, a single maximum support current of 75A, high-end DRMOS, titanium inductors, dual 8pin power supply interfaces, and a maximum power supply output of 400W. 
The motherboard is a standard four-slot memory design, and the independent circuit design can effectively reduce the impedance and reduce circuit interference, so as to ensure the stability and reliability of high-frequency signals. I easily exceeded 8000MHz and tested this board before, and the performance is extremely strong. 
The motherboard offers dual PCI-E slots, with the first slot channeled by the CPU and supporting the latest PCIe 50 x16, the maximum transfer rate can reach 128G s, which can fully unleash the potential of high-end graphics cards, and steel armor reinforcement can effectively reduce the pressure on the motherboard of large graphics cards. Below is the regular PCIe40*4。Three M. that support the PCIe*4 protocol2 slots, capacity performance can be guaranteed, and the heat dissipation vest cover all positions, so you don't have to worry about the performance degradation caused by high temperatures. 
The IO position of the motherboard has an integrated bezel that provides 4 USB 20 ports, 2 USB 32 Gen1 Type A interface (5Gbps USB 3.)2 Gen2 Type C ports (20Gbps USB4 ports (20Gbps), HDMI21 and dp14, the network card provides 25G network interface and WiFi 6 antenna interface (support WiFi6E), and 7 for audio1 Output and optical interface, while accessories also provide a shark fin antenna that supports magnetic fixing. 
The i5-14400 itself can't support too high frequency memory, but I don't have less than 6000MHz memory on hand, so I continue to use the Jinbaida Blade 7200MHz at hand. In my eyes, Jinbaida's things are typical in quantity and low price, the blade series belongs to the brand's flagship series, Hynix's original factory specially selected A-Die particles, 10-layer PCB board, 2mm thickened aluminum vest, and also supports RGB lighting effects, even if you want to upgrade and overclock, you can also seamlessly connect, which is basically a one-step choice. 
Recently, the solid state has also risen sharply, and here I am using the Jinbaida KP260 on hand. It uses the domestic Lianru main control MAP1602A, the particles are selected by Yangtze River high-quality TLC 3D NAND flash memory particles, no cache design, and the read and write performance is 5000MB s and 4500MB s respectively. Although the performance is not in the first echelon, it is still PCLE Gen40 x 4。
In fact, the most important thing is that I am too lazy to reinstall the system, and the KP260 has been plugged into this motherboard before. 
Written on the front!
The 14400 can't support too high frequency memory, but I don't have less than 6000MHz memory on hand, so this test is tested with a silent frequency of 4800MHz, I hope you know.
In fact, we can already know the performance of i5-14400 from the parameters, compared to 13400, it can't be said that it is exactly the same, it can only be said that there is almost no difference (manual dog head), CPU-Z read parameters, 10nm process, LGA 1700 interface, number of cores 6P + 4E, number of threads 16, core voltage 114V, TDP power consumption 65W, single-core benchmark score 7026. The multi-core score is 63693。
Cinebench R23 is a common computer hardware benchmark software, mainly used to test the 3D modeling, animation, motion and rendering performance of Cinema 4D on multiple CPU cores, and at the same time can test whether the CPU can run stably under high load, whether the heat dissipation of a desktop or laptop can withstand long-term operation, etc. End ResultThe single-core performance score is 1723pts, and the multi-core performance score is 14581pts
Compare the previous generation i5-13400, the reference score** is cpu-monkey
The CPU Profile is a new test of 3D Mark for CPU benchmarks, which is different from the original DirectX benchmark and is designed to show how CPU performance changes with the number of cores and threads used, i.e., how multithreading performs in practice. For ordinary users, they only need to focus on the performance of 1 4 8 threads, and gamers can focus on 4 8 threads, and no matter how high the threads are, they are biased towards computationally intensive tasks, which are difficult for ordinary users to use.
Test Results:Maximum thread 7334, single thread 979, double thread 7413.
V-Ray Benchmark is a free, standalone rendering speed test software that is mainly used to test the rendering speed of your computer. These include V-Ray for testing CPUs, V-Ray GPU CUDA for testing CPUs working with GPUs, and V-Ray GPUs for RTX rendering performance
The test results are as follows:The V-Ray score is 10055 points, the V-Ray GPU CUDA score is 2155 points, and the V-Ray GPU RTX score is 2797 points. (Compare 13600k+4080, the scores are 14057, 2942, and 3190 respectively.) ）
PC MMK10 is also a common benchmark software for computer hardware, which mainly simulates office, Internet access, content creation and entertainment applications, and is suitable for ordinary users as a reference benchmark. The measured score is 7401, including 9721 points for common basic functions, 8014 points for productivity, and 14122 points for digital content creation.
i5-14400 This level of processor is a bit overflowing as an office performance, and too low as a productivity, so the most suitable scene is still ordinary home entertainment, whether it is paired with a dessert-level or mid-to-high-end graphics card, there is no performance bottleneck. Here I used a ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti with a 14400 14700KF to test it to see how big a gap there is between the two.
ZOTAC RTX4070tiThe X-Gaming OC Opal White uses a rare white base, with a highly recognizable graffiti embellishment on the surface and a highly unified white back panel, making the overall shape fresh and bright. The size of the graphics card is 303 * 121 * 61mm, the thickness of the two slots brings better compatibility, and the logo on the side also has a lighting effect bonus, which is very suitable for matching with white hosts.
The graphics card is equipped with 9cm shadow fan blades to increase air pressure and air flow, a cooling base created by mirror polishing technology, and Ice Vein 20 Composite heat pipes and thickened and heightened nickel-plated heat dissipation fin modules form a three-dimensional heat dissipation structure. Coupled with the excellent power consumption of the 40 series graphics cards themselves, the temperature and noise are extremely well controlled.
The comparison test is as follows, the graphics cards are RTX4070Ti, and the processor and memory frequency are different.
The first is a comparative test of the 3D Mark Fire Strike Ultra.
14700kf + 4070ti + 7200MHz: The total score is 13887 points, of which the graphics card score is 13471 points, the physics score is 52252 points, and the overall score is 7428 points.
14400 + 4070Ti + 4800MHz: The total score is 13378 points, of which the graphics card score is 13409 points, the physics score is 27399 points, and the overall score is 7496 points.
Comparative test of 3D Mark Time Spy Extreme.
14700KF+ 4070TI+7200MHz: The total score is 11165 points, of which the graphics card scores 11034 points and the CPU scores 11974 points.
14400 + 4070Ti + 4800MHz: The total score is 9511 points, with 10948 points for graphics cards and 5456 points for CPUs.
DX12 benchmark and ray tracing comparison test.
Speed Way test, 14700kf+7200MHz graphics card score 5557;The 14400+4800MHz graphics card score is 5533
Ray tracing Port Royal test, 14700kf score 14233;14400 scored 14149
Forza Horizon 5 performance test, 4K resolution extreme effects with DLSS3 turned on.
The final frame rate of the two configurations is almost the same, especially the GPU rendering is exactly the same, the main difference is in the CPU rendering. The conclusion is that both processors for this game are able to fully exploit the graphics card strength.
Cyberpunk 20 performance test, 4K resolution Super Ray Tracing with DLSS3, 14700kf average 9142 fps, 14400 average 8996fps。The test results are nowhere near as big as the hardware gap, especially the maximum FPS, and the two configurations are almost identical. Obviously, it makes more sense for gamers to lean their limited funds towards graphics cards.
Although Tomb Raider has been on the market for some years, the detailed Benchmark tool is still very useful for judging the performance of the host, especially the detailed data on the impact of the CPU on the performance release of the graphics card, which is very suitable for processor comparison performance testing. Judging by the results, the 14400 clearly restricts the performance of the graphics card.
The average frame rate of 14700KF+4070TI+7200MHz is 194 at 4K resolution and maximum quality, and the GPU is 99% limited.
14400+4070Ti+4800MHz at 4K resolution with the highest image quality with an average frame rate of 176 and GPU limitation of 40%.
The chassis used this time is Josbo D301, which is also an improved model launched by Josbo on the basis of the D300 series, positioning the "unbounded" sea view room, the front and left sides of the case are made of tempered glass, and the middle column is removed, so that the internal hardware and RGB lighting display is more pure. This design is also currently mainstream, like ASUS and overclocking.
3. Xingu and other brands have similar products.
In terms of exterior design, Josbo D301 adds a trapezoidal guide angle design to the corners, which is visually softer. The side panels of the top cover are made of large-area mesh pores, which are more transparent than ordinary sea view room cases, and take into account the heat dissipation while showing the RGB lighting effect to the extreme.
The chassis can be freely removed on all 4 sides, making it extremely easy to install. In terms of compatibility, the chassis supports up to M-ATX versionsSupports 400mm graphics card lengths;Support 360 water cooling or 10 fans + air coolingThe D301 is also one of the few chassis on the market that supports back-plugged motherboards, which can transfer all cable interfaces to the backplane and route cables directly in the chassis, which is perfect for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The power compartment is also a multi-design, and the built-in hard disk bracket can be installed with a piece 25 / 3.5-inch hard drive, power supply size limit within 160mm. Or place the power supply separately, it can support up to 200mm. Here I am putting the Zhenhua Leadex VII 1000W Gold Medal Full Mode Power Supply.
The power consumption of the i5-14400 is not high, and it can be easily suppressed by any single tower air cooling, so considering the visual performance of the sea view room, it was decided to fill the case with a fan. The Frozen Warframe 360 Ice Armor used for water cooling, which is a very distinctive product of Limin, comes with a piece of 2The 4-inch, 320*240 resolution IPS square LCD screen supports personalized static and dynamic display, and cooperates with software to display system resource occupation, temperature and other information. The cold head is designed with a magnetic module and can be freely steered for easy display from different angles.
Not only is the playability high, but the water cooling has also put a lot of effort into the hardware, and the cold head adopts Core V1The new architecture of the 0 independent water pump is reforged, adding a 9-pole rotor motor, a new fluid impeller and a micro-dense shovel tooth process to improve heat absorption efficiency, heat exchange efficiency and reduce operating noise. The three fans are TL-P12W-S for Limin, and the durable magnetic auxiliary S-FDB bearings can effectively solve the problem of fan blade shake in hoisting mode. The maximum fan speed is 1500rpm and the air pressure is 153mm H20 with an airflow of 5286cfm, operating noise less than 221 dBA, the front and back sides of the four corners of the fan are equipped with fully wrapped soft silicone shock absorbing pads, so as to absorb the vibration energy generated by the box and the fan during operation, and achieve the purpose of silent noise reduction.
Water-cooled pure white spraying, cold head is also black and white mecha style, a full set of metal buckles, and a tube of TF7 thermal paste is also standard, the overall appearance is very high, and it is very suitable for matching with a white sea view room case.
Four Limin TL-B12W-S 12cm performance-level air pressure fans are also Limin's fist-level products. Dynamic Balance Dispensing 2With the blessing of 0 process, it can better realize XYZ three-dimensional dynamic balance correction, focusing on noise and performance. Iron shell steel mandrel sleeve + S-FDBv2 bearing, with PC+PBT servo grade material, at 2150rpm, it can reach 287mmH2O with 69cfm air flow.
The fan blades are electronized with LEDs to display a soft eclipse light effect when powered on, with up to 17 lighting modes to give the case a stunning visual effect. The sea view room is the light, and the RGB is the king.
Let's put a few finished pictures, I like the first one, the feeling of "dragon brand poisonous", haha.
The playability of the water block is quite high, and it can be fixed on the outside of the case.
Intel has had a small outbreak since the 12th generation, and the next two generations have begun to return to the traditional toothpaste route. Especially for the 14th generation, except for the 14700, which has been significantly improved, the other models are regular updates. Take the i5-14400 in this test as an example, compared with the previous generation 13400 There is almost no difference between the two in terms of user experience, but the difference is close to 200, and there is no doubt that 13400 is more fragrant.
The MSI B760M EDGE TI WIFI is powered by powerful power and excellent workmanship, and the exclusive Memory Try It can also meet the overclocking needs of extreme gamers. As for the graphics card, the price has been greatly reduced recently, and it has been repeatedly complained about 4070ti before, and now the third-tier brand has been able to do it within 5000, and the visual inspection will continue**, the IQ card has become cost-effective, which is also a good thing for players.
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