Intel Core i5 14500HX vs Core 7 250H
We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 14500HX against the 2.5 GHz Core 7 250H. 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
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Advantages of Intel Core 7 250H
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.4 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 11 months later
- 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2746 vs 2319 points
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (125th and 127th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1140 MB/sec | 1220 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 112.8 Klines/sec | 104.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 314.6 pages/sec | 353.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 401.6 Mpixels/sec | 408.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 234.9 pages/sec | 246.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 55.3 images/sec | 54.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.1 images/sec | 133.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24.6 Mpixels/sec | 22.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 95.7 GOps/sec | 99.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 69.5 GOps/sec | 66.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 130M Primes/sec | 104M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.2M Strings/sec | 34.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.5 GBytes/sec | 18.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 333.5 MBytes/sec | 307.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1915 Frames/sec | 1784 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20B Matrices/sec | 17.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.3 PPW | 24.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 228 PPW | 319 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 518.6 PPW | 603.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 4.46 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 |
Intel Core 7 250H
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14500HX and Core 7 250HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 9, 2024 | December 18, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i5-14500HX | 250H |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX | - |
Intel CPU rating (98th and 71st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | 115 W |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (127th and 81st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 96 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-6400 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 96 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 | Intel Core 7 250H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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