Subj : Will Intels cheapest 14th-gen CPU be worth buying? Price leak giv
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Date : Thu Dec 21 2023 11:30:05

Will Intels cheapest 14th-gen CPU be worth buying? Price leak gives us a hint

Date:
Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:23:14 +0000

Description:
Intels lowest-end Raptor Lake Refresh CPU has its price leaked  and its not 
bad news (or good news either).

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Intels Core i3-14100 processor has had its price leaked by a US retailer, 
ahead of the CPUs rumored reveal next month at CES 2024 (along with the rest 
of the Raptor Lake Refresh line-up not yet released by Team Blue). 

On X (formerly Twitter), @momomo_us was hawk-eyed enough to spot the 
retailer, BLT, posting the price of this 14th-gen processor as $150 (around 
120, AU$220). Unlike most leaks, though, this isnt the retail price, but the 
price for bulk buying trays of the CPU. pic.twitter.com/tP8amUSBu1 December 
20, 2023 See more 

The Core i3-14100 is a quad-core chip (with 8 threads  and no efficiency 
cores), and represents the least powerful Raptor Lake Refresh processor on 
the desktop  and thus the most affordable. 

Compared to the Core i3-13100, itll stay pretty much the same, but the boost 
speed gets an uplift, so the rumors reckon. Its 4.7GHz, so 200MHz faster, 
which is quite believable seeing as this is the case with other 14th-gen 
CPUs. Intel appears to be targeting a 200MHz uptick with most (but not all) 
of this silicon. 

In theory, we will see this CPU, and other non-K processors for the 14th-gen, 
on January 8 . (Thus far, only K chips, which are unlocked for overclocking, 
have been released  non-K models cant be overclocked, and run a little slower 
than any K equivalent). Analysis: Price considerations 

With the price of the 14100 being for volume purchases here (retailers or PC 
makers buying trays of chips), you might shrug your shoulders and wonder what 
the relevance is to the average consumer. 

Well, the screenshot the leaker provides shows the tray price for the 13100, 
and its almost the same  just a touch under, actually, at $148. 

Indeed, in the US, the current retail price for the 13100 stands at this 
level  $148 (at Newegg, at the time of writing)  so add seasoning, but the 
intention for Intel would seem to be to debut the Core i3-14100 at just about 
the same price, or maybe a touch more, for the consumer. 

That makes sense as the currently released Raptor Lake Refresh models are 
pitched at about the same price as their Raptor Lake counterparts. (The 
14900K is the same price, with the 14700K and 14600K actually dropping very 
slightly, but theyre all around the same ballpark as the last-gen really). 

Its possible Intel may go the other direction and notch things up a tiny bit 
with lower-end CPUs, certainly  but its unlikely well see any meaningful 
increase, or anything to worry about, as this leak suggests. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/will-intels-cheapest-14th-gen-cpu-be-w
orth-buying-price-leak-gives-us-a-hint


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