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Intel Core i9 13980HX vs i7 14700HX

71 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13980HX
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700HX
Intel Core i9 13980HX
Intel Core i7 14700HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13980HX with 24-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 14700HX with 20-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 14700HX and 13980HX
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13980HX
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer - released 1 year later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13980HX
vs
Core i7 14700HX

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 (25th and 97th 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 1400 MB/sec 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 161.1 Klines/sec 156.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 432.8 pages/sec 358.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 469.4 Mpixels/sec 430.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277 pages/sec 272.3 pages/sec
Background blur 53.3 images/sec 51 images/sec
Photo processing 136.1 images/sec 120 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.2 Mpixels/sec 32.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 434 & 122 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13980HX +24%
45338
Core i7 14700HX
36513
Integer math 163.4 GOps/sec 131.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 116.3 GOps/sec 93.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 186M Primes/sec 165M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.7M Strings/sec 48.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 34.5 GBytes/sec 26.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 572.8 MBytes/sec 437.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2510 Frames/sec 2244 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33B Matrices/sec 25.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2555 & 1978 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13980HX +31%
382.64
Core i7 14700HX
292.72

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 36.6 PPW 23.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 315.2 PPW 289.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 824.3 PPW 663.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.96 PPW 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 i9 13980HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (Judicatio)Cinebench 2024128 / 1861
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2951 / 17667
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-27 (PPLord)Cinebench 2024120 / 1190
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13980HX and i7 14700HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i9-13980HX i7-14700HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel CPU rating (40th and 68th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 12
E-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 20
Total Threads 32 28
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 33MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No 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 (47th and 78th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1600 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 13980HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 14700HX
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 i9 13980HX official page Intel Core i7 14700HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
72 (78.3%)
20 (21.7%)
Total votes: 92

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Comments

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