i7-14700 vs i3-N300

Place in the ranking	1156	178
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	58.16
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	73.28	39.49
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N (2023)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$309	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 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	8 (Octa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	8	28
Base clock speed	0.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per module)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1264	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	1.6 GHz
Execution Units	32	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@60Hz	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2	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.

i3-N300 5.42

i7-14700 27.12
+400%

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.

i3-N300 8617

i7-14700 43075
+400%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.42	27.12
Integrated graphics card	5.58	6.15
Recency	3 January 2023	8 January 2024
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	8	28
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

i3-N300 has 828.6% lower power consumption.

i7-14700, on the other hand, has a 400.4% higher aggregate performance score, 10.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

The Core i7-14700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-N300 is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-N300 and Core i7-14700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.