Intel Core i9 14900HX vs Intel Core i7 14650HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900HX, vs Intel Core i7 14650HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900HX and Intel Core i7 14650HX
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
2183
Intel Core i7 14650HX
1922
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
33619
Intel Core i7 14650HX
23840
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
130
Intel Core i7 14650HX
117
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
1780
Intel Core i7 14650HX
1235
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
4298
Intel Core i7 14650HX
3909
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
45419
Intel Core i7 14650HX
35314
Integer Math162.6 GOps/s124.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math116.1 GOps/s90.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search200 M primes/s160 M primes/s
Random String Sort62.8 M strings/s44.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.8 GB/s24.3 GB/s
Data Compression560.3 MB/s420.4 MB/s
Physics2753 frames/s2323 frames/s
Extended Instructions324 M matrices/s255 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
3029
Intel Core i7 14650HX
2622
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
18430
Intel Core i7 14650HX
15279
File Compression1420 MB/s1340 MB/s
Clang Compilation173.5 KLines/s126.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser463.6 pages/s397 pages/s
PDF Rendering508.4 MP/sec450.8 MP/sec
Text Processing287.7 pages/s263.1 pages/s
Background Blur54.6 frames/s53.3 frames/s
Photo Processing154.7 frames/s131.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing39.9 MP/sec27.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900HX
354.31
Intel Core i7 14650HX
274.63

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 335.1 PPW 277.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 825.8 PPW 642.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 32.4 PPW 22.5 PPW
Blender / W 6.44 PPW 4.99 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i9-14900HX i7-14650HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.8 GHz 5.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores168
Threads168
Frequency1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.1 GHz3.7 GHz
General
Cores count2416
Threads count3224
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier22x22x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 45-55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i9 14900HX the clear winner in this comparison.

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