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Intel Core i7 14650HX vs i5 14450HX

60 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14650HX
VS
50 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14450HX
Intel Core i7 14650HX
Intel Core i5 14450HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 14650HX with 16-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 (1)

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 14650HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14650HX
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 10 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2622 vs 2178 points
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14650HX
vs
Core i5 14450HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 614 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3655 -
Cinebench Scores (148th and 195th place)
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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 1340 MB/sec 837.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 126.3 Klines/sec 101.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 397 pages/sec 238.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 450.8 Mpixels/sec 307.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 263.1 pages/sec 249.9 pages/sec
Background blur 53.3 images/sec 51.6 images/sec
Photo processing 131.9 images/sec 84.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.3 Mpixels/sec 21.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 94 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14650HX +41%
33473
Core i5 14450HX
23683
Integer math 116.5 GOps/sec 78.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 84.9 GOps/sec 58.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 151M Primes/sec 98M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 43M Strings/sec 29.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 22.9 GBytes/sec 15.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 398.2 MBytes/sec 278.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2198 Frames/sec 1481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.1B Matrices/sec 17.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2045 & 257 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14650HX +39%
274.63
Core i5 14450HX
197.44

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.4 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 277.8 PPW 178.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 608.6 PPW 430.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.99 PPW 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 i7 14650HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-26 (Parsa)Cinebench 2026608 / 4949
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 -> AlteracGeekBench2666 / 15191
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (Nouse)Cinebench 2026614 / 3655
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-09 (RAM)Cinebench 202474 / 1030
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-19 (Jonsson)Cinebench 2024115 / 1213
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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 i7 14650HX 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 i7-14650HX i5-14450HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel CPU rating (82nd and 147th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 10
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (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 (101st and 194th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 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 i7 14650HX +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 i7 14650HX 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

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 14450HX or i7 14650HX?
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Gersius December 2, 2025 at 07:35 AM
ive acer nitro anv16-71-70f7 with 14650hx and rtx 4060 this cpu is great and i like it
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