i5-9400H vs i7-14700HX

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-14700HX
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 55 Watt
23.60
+372%
Core i5-9400H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.00

Core i7-14700HX outperforms Core i5-9400H by a whopping 372% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2211229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRaptor Lake-HXIntel Core i5
Power efficiency40.5810.51
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads288
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate157 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache80 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache33 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm14 nm
Die size257 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1964FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4
Maximum memory size192 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s44.882 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units32no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-14700HX and Core i5-9400H.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
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.

i7-14700HX 23.60
+372%
i5-9400H 5.00

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.

i7-14700HX 37482
+371%
i5-9400H 7950

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.

i7-14700HX 2522
+83.7%
i5-9400H 1373

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.

i7-14700HX 13736
+227%
i5-9400H 4204

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.

i7-14700HX 10
+10.6%
i5-9400H 9

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-14700HX 3780
+359%
i5-9400H 823

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.60 5.00
Integrated graphics card 5.58 3.09
Recency 8 January 2024 23 April 2019
Physical cores 20 4
Threads 28 8
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 45 Watt

i7-14700HX has a 372% higher aggregate performance score, 80.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 400% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

i5-9400H, on the other hand, has 22.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-14700HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400H in performance tests.


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