Intel Core i7-14700KF vs Intel Core i7-14700HX

Core i7-14700KF vs Core i7-14700HX specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-14700KF beats the Core i7-14700HX in overall performance. 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 and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-14700KF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14700HX. Also, the Core i7-14700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, both these CPUs have the same amount of L2 cache and 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 i7-14700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.