Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i5-14400

Core i7-1255U vs Core i5-14400 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-14400 beats the Core i7-1255U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-1255U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-14400 has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-14400 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1255U. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-14400 has more L2 cache than the Core i7-1255U. The Core i5-14400 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 i7-1255U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.