Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

Core i9-14900K vs Ryzen 9 7845HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-14900K performs better than the Ryzen 9 7845HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 7845HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-14900K has significantly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Ryzen 9 7845HX that has 12 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 9 7845HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-14900K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 9 7845HX. In terms of cache, the Core i9-14900K has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 9 7845HX. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 7845HX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i9-14900K.

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 i9-14900K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.