Intel Core i5-14400F vs Sony Playstation 5

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-14400F CPU1 vs CPU2 Sony Playstation 5
Intel Core i5-14400F Sony Playstation 5

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-14400F or Sony Playstation 5 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-14400F has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-14400F was released in Q1/2024.

The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
14 Generation 3
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-13400F Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-14400F has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-14400F is 2.50 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Sony Playstation 5 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Sony Playstation 5 is at 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Core i5-14400F Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
10 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.70 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Zen 2
1.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-14400F Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-14400F or Sony Playstation 5 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
GPU frequency 2.23 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 36
-- Shader 2304
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-14400F can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Sony Playstation 5 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 448.0 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-14400F Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory GDDR6
192 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 448.0 GB/s
No ECC No
9.50 MB L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-14400F is 65 W, while the Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-14400F Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
148 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-14400F is manufactured in 10 nm and has 29.50 MB cache. The Sony Playstation 5 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-14400F Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1700 Socket BGA
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2020
196 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14400F (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 (57%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14400F (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 (59%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1773 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1056 (60%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
16074 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
9625 (60%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1842 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
992 (54%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
12551 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6635 (53%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
25715 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
16095 (63%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
2557 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
13682 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
402 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3735 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz
10300 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
759 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
6631 (100%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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