Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

Core i7-14700HX vs Core Ultra 7 255HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 255HX performs better than the Core i7-14700HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-14700HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-14700HX has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14700HX. Despite this, the Core i7-14700HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-14700HX. Despite this, the Core i7-14700HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-14700HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.