i7-14700K vs i7-12650H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12650H
2022
10 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.16
Core i7-14700K
2023
20 cores / 28 threads, 125 Watt
33.49
+137%

Core i7-14700K outperforms Core i7-12650H by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking515116
Place by popularity8188
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Pno data
Power efficiency29.7625.34
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-12650H 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size217 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12650H 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
SocketIntel BGA 1744FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) ( - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i7-12650H 14.16
i7-14700K 33.49
+137%

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.

i7-12650H 22493
i7-14700K 53194
+136%

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.

i7-12650H 8301
i7-14700K 11886
+43.2%

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.

i7-12650H 34902
i7-14700K 91124
+161%

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.

i7-12650H 12716
i7-14700K 16203
+27.4%

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.

i7-12650H 6.94
i7-14700K 2.2
+215%

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.

i7-12650H 18
i7-14700K 58
+218%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-12650H 1852
i7-14700K 5035
+172%

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.

i7-12650H 250
i7-14700K 314
+25.4%

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.

i7-12650H 2.97
i7-14700K 3.74
+25.9%

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.

i7-12650H 8.9
i7-14700K 21.8
+145%

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.

i7-12650H 7732
i7-14700K 12813
+65.7%

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.  

i7-12650H 89
i7-14700K 243
+174%

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.  

i7-12650H 263
i7-14700K 406
+54.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-12650H 9784
i7-14700K 21565
+120%

Blender(-)

i7-12650H 277
+177%
i7-14700K 100

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-12650H 1758
i7-14700K 2107
+19.8%

7-Zip Single

i7-12650H 5703
i7-14700K 7196
+26.2%

7-Zip

i7-12650H 47972
i7-14700K 126436
+164%

WebXPRT 3

i7-12650H 296
i7-14700K 325
+10%

CrossMark Overall

i7-12650H 1715
i7-14700K 2241
+30.7%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i7-12650H 251
i7-14700K 309
+23.2%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i7-12650H 479
+164%
i7-14700K 182

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i7-12650H 9656
i7-14700K 19147
+98.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i7-12650H 2384
i7-14700K 2922
+22.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.16 33.49
Integrated graphics card 7.21 6.16
Physical cores 10 20
Threads 16 28
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

i7-12650H has 17% faster integrated GPU, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

i7-14700K, on the other hand, has a 136.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

The Core i7-14700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-12650H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-12650H is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-12650H and Core i7-14700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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