i7-14700K vs i5-4210H

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4210H
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 47 Watt
1.97
Core i7-14700K
2023
20 cores / 28 threads, 125 Watt
34.17
+1635%

Core i7-14700K outperforms Core i5-4210H by a whopping 1635% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1946115
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data95.11
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.8925.39
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size130 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors960 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1364FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K.

PCIe version35.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-4210H 1.97
i7-14700K 34.17
+1635%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-4210H 3078
i7-14700K 53268
+1631%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-4210H 995
i7-14700K 2945
+196%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-4210H 1873
i7-14700K 19113
+920%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-4210H 5019
i7-14700K 11886
+137%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-4210H 11075
i7-14700K 91124
+723%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-4210H 4462
i7-14700K 16203
+263%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-4210H 15.52
i7-14700K 2.2
+605%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-4210H 4
i7-14700K 58
+1484%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-4210H 330
i7-14700K 5035
+1426%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-4210H 129
i7-14700K 314
+143%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-4210H 1.5
i7-14700K 3.74
+149%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-4210H 2
i7-14700K 21.8
+990%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-4210H 21
i7-14700K 243
+1050%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-4210H 105
i7-14700K 406
+289%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-4210H 2410
i7-14700K 12813
+432%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.97 34.17
Integrated graphics card 1.84 6.15
Recency 21 July 2014 17 October 2023
Physical cores 2 20
Threads 4 28
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 125 Watt

i5-4210H has 166% lower power consumption.

i7-14700K, on the other hand, has a 1634.5% higher aggregate performance score, 234.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and 900% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

The Core i7-14700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4210H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-4210H is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4210H and Core i7-14700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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