Intel Core i5 14400F CPU Review

Google Octane 2.0

Octane 2.0 is a benchmark that measures a JavaScript engine’s performance by running a suite of tests representative of certain use cases in JavaScript applications.

Google Octane now on Google Developers.

Google Octane is very much the same. Less than a 1% margin and while the 14400F does come in better, that doesn’t do anything for the overall standings, as the likes of the Ryzen 5 7600 is even better than that and is pretty evenly matched in terms of price too, with around $10 separating them in favour to AMD.

Mozilla Kraken 1.1

Kraken is a JavaScript performance benchmark created by Mozilla that measures the speed of several different test cases extracted from real-world applications and libraries.

Mozilla Kraken now on Github.

In Mozilla Kraken, the results between the 13400F and 14400F are so small again, separated by just 1% but this time in favour of the 13400F. Retesting did garner similar results each time, so we settled on these results, but at such a low difference between them, we’d class them as performing identically in this test and the newer CPU doesn’t lend itself any extra performance.

WebXPRT 4

WebXPRT 4 is a browser benchmark that compares the performance of almost any web-enabled device. It contains HTML5, JavaScript, and WebAssembly-based scenarios created to mirror the tasks you do every day: Photo Enhancement, Organize Album Using AI, Stock Option Pricing, Encrypt Notes and OCR Scan using WASM, Sales Graphs, and Online Homework. Use WebXPRT to see exactly how well different devices handle real-world tasks.

Mozilla Kraken now on Principled Technologies.

As we move over to WebXPRT, this is another example of where silicon lottery rears its ugly head. We do actually see a drop in performance going from the 13400F to the 14400F of just under 2%, but it’s still within margin of error, so you could argue that performance is identical. What this shows is that clock speed just isn’t important in this test and we’re already at the limits of what this “type” of CPU can do.