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Intel Core i5 14500HX vs i5 14450HX

57 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14500HX
VS
50 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14450HX
Intel Core i5 14500HX
Intel Core i5 14450HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 14500HX with 14-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 14450HX with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14450HX and 14500HX
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14500HX
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 14500HX
vs
Core i5 14450HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (123rd and 195th place)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1140 MB/sec 837.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 112.8 Klines/sec 101.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 314.6 pages/sec 238.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 401.6 Mpixels/sec 307.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 234.9 pages/sec 249.9 pages/sec
Background blur 55.3 images/sec 51.6 images/sec
Photo processing 117.1 images/sec 84.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.6 Mpixels/sec 21.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 22 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14500HX +20%
28524
Core i5 14450HX
23683
Integer math 95.7 GOps/sec 78.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 69.5 GOps/sec 58.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 130M Primes/sec 98M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.2M Strings/sec 29.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.5 GBytes/sec 15.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 333.5 MBytes/sec 278.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1915 Frames/sec 1481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 20B Matrices/sec 17.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 186 & 257 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 20.3 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 228 PPW 178.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 518.6 PPW 430.6 PPW
Blender / Watt - 3.59 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 14500HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-15 (Taangent)Cinebench 2024112 / 1118
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Intel Core i5 14450HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 (rares sailor)Cinebench 2024109 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 (KRISHNA)Cinebench 2024106 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-25 (THAM)Cinebench 2024103 / 833
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14500HX and i5 14450HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 9, 2024 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i5-14500HX i5-14450HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics (16EU)
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel CPU rating (98th and 147th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (126th and 194th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 16
TGP 15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 14500HX +100%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 14450HX
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 14500HX official page Intel Core i5 14450HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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