Core i7-14650HX vs Core Ultra 7 255HX specs and performance
In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 7 255HX beats the Core i7-14650HX in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-14650HX in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 255HX has slightly more cores with 20 cores compared to the Core i7-14650HX that has 16 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-14650HX has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 255HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14650HX. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-14650HX. However, both these chips have the same amount of 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 i7-14650HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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