Intel Core i5-1240P vs Intel Core i7-14650HX

Core i5-1240P vs Core i7-14650HX specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14650HX performs better than the Core i5-1240P. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-1240P in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-14650HX has slightly more cores than the Core i5-1240P. Indeed, the Core i7-14650HX has 16 cores compared to 12 cores found in the Core i5-1240P. It also has more threads than the Core i5-1240P. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-14650HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1240P. Also, the Core i7-14650HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-14650HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-1240P. The Core i7-14650HX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-1240P has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.