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Intel Core i7 14700HX vs i5 14500HX

64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700HX
VS
57 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14500HX
Intel Core i7 14700HX
Intel Core i5 14500HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 14700HX with 20-cores against the 2.6 GHz i5 14500HX with 14-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 14500HX and 14700HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700HX
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 9 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2739 vs 2319 points
  • 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700HX
vs
Core i5 14500HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 633 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4593 -
Cinebench Scores (97th and 125th 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)
Core i7 14700HX +27%
15908
Core i5 14500HX
12542
File compression 1230 MB/sec 1140 MB/sec
Clang compilation 156.5 Klines/sec 112.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 358.9 pages/sec 314.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 430.9 Mpixels/sec 401.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 272.3 pages/sec 234.9 pages/sec
Background blur 51 images/sec 55.3 images/sec
Photo processing 120 images/sec 117.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 32.8 Mpixels/sec 24.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 122 & 22 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700HX +28%
36513
Core i5 14500HX
28524
Integer math 131.2 GOps/sec 95.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 93.8 GOps/sec 69.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 165M Primes/sec 130M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 48.5M Strings/sec 36.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.1 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 437.9 MBytes/sec 333.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2244 Frames/sec 1915 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 25.7B Matrices/sec 20B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1978 & 186 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 23.3 PPW 20.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 289.2 PPW 228 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 663.9 PPW 518.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.32 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 14700HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (mugen13)Geekbench 6 CPU2938 / 17782
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (lnwponlawat)Geekbench 6 CPU2943 / 17760
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (lnwponlawat)Cinebench 2024116 / 1563
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-24 (Greenbazooka)Cinebench 2026633 / 4593
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Shakeel)Cinebench 2024122 / 1308
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Intel Core i5 14500HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-15 (Taangent)Cinebench 2024112 / 1118
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700HX and i5 14500HX

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 i7-14700HX i5-14500HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Intel CPU rating (68th and 98th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 14
Total Threads 28 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 26x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 24MB (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 (78th and 127th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 14700HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 14500HX
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

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 14700HX official page Intel Core i5 14500HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
36 (60%)
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Total votes: 60

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Comments

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