Intel Core i5 14500HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 14500HX with 14-cores against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14500HX
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2319 vs 2127 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
- More powerful Radeon 760M integrated graphics: 2.7 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#125th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1140 MB/sec | 928.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 112.8 Klines/sec | 53.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 314.6 pages/sec | 169.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 401.6 Mpixels/sec | 200 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 234.9 pages/sec | 237.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 55.3 images/sec | 37.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.1 images/sec | 72.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24.6 Mpixels/sec | 11.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 95.7 GOps/sec | 67.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 69.5 GOps/sec | 39.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 130M Primes/sec | 71M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.2M Strings/sec | 27.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.5 GBytes/sec | 13.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 333.5 MBytes/sec | 225.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1915 Frames/sec | 1002 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20B Matrices/sec | 15.9B Matrices/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.3 PPW | 19.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 228 PPW | 262.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 518.6 PPW | 661.4 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 14500HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-03-15 (Taangent) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1118 |
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14500HX and AMD Ryzen 5 8640HSGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 9, 2024 | December 6, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | i5-14500HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon 760M |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX | - |
Intel CPU rating (#98th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#100th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 20-30 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (127th and 181st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon 760M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 512 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 8 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 760M compared to UHD Graphics 770
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 14500HX official page | AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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