Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

Core i7-14700F vs Ryzen 9 8945HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700F performs better than the Ryzen 9 8945HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 8945HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-14700F has slightly more cores than the Ryzen 9 8945HX. Indeed, the Core i7-14700F has 20 cores compared to 16 cores found in the Ryzen 9 8945HX. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 8945HX has more threads than the Core i7-14700F. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 9 8945HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14700F. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-14700F has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 8945HX. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 8945HX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-14700F.

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 i7-14700F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.