Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Core i7-14700K vs Core Ultra 9 275HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700K performs better than the Core Ultra 9 275HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 9 275HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 9 275HX has slightly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Core i7-14700K that has 20 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-14700K has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 275HX. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-14700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 275HX. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 275HX has more L2 cache than the Core i7-14700K. The Core Ultra 9 275HX also has slightly 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 i7-14700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.