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Intel Core i9-14900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

Intel Core i9-14900HX

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The Intel Core i9-14900HX is a high-end CPU based on the Raptor Lake architecture for large and heavy notebooks. The CPU was introduced at the beginning of 2024 and is a slightly higher clocked variant of the older Core i9-13980HX.

The total of 32 threads are divided into P-cores and E-cores, which we already know from Alder-Lake. Here, 8 performance cores (P-cores) with hyperthreading are used and 16 efficiency cores, so that a total of 32 threads can be processed simultaneously. The P-cores clock from 2.2 GHz (base clock) to 5.8 GHz (single-core turbo) and the E-cores from 1.6 GHz to 4.1 GHz.

Performance

Due to the slightly higher maximum clock rates, the single-core performance of the 14900HX in particular increases slightly compared to the 13980HX. Compared to AMD's top model, the Ryzen 9 7945HX or 7945HX3D the 14900HX comes in just behind (on average in our benchmarks). However, the performance depends on the benchmark and the cooling and is usually very comparable.

Graphics

Like the Intel Core i9-12900HX, the Intel Core i9-14900HX offers an integrated graphics unit. The Intel Iris XE architecture continues to serve as the basis. In terms of performance, however, not much has changed with the Intel UHD Graphics 770.

The 14900HX is manufactured on the improved 10nm FinFET process at Intel (Intel 7 process) and is specified with 55 watts of base power and 157 watts of turbo power.

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is a flagship 16-core Dragon Range refresh lineup laptop processor that debuted in April 2025. The product offers 16 SMT-enabled Zen 4 cores (32 threads) running at 2.4 GHz to 5.3 GHz, along with a rather basic Radeon 610M RDNA 2 architecture iGPU. This Ryzen 9 8000 APU is essentially a Ryzen 9 7940HX with the Turbo clock speed increased by 100 MHz.

The 8940HX is composed of three dies made on two different nodes (5 nm for CPU cores; 6 nm for other componentry). It features a very healthy 28 PCIe 5 lanes for connecting graphics cards and SSDs as fast as 15.75 GB/s. The RAM controller is limited to DDR5-5200 or slower; there is no NPU and no Thunderbolt support, the product page on amd.com indicates, but the clock multiplier is unlocked for easy overclocking.

Performance

While we have not tested a single system featuring the 8940HX as of April 2025, we do have some Cinebench benchmark scores for the 7940HX. Based on those, the newer Ryzen 9 should have no trouble beating the Core i9-13950HX, Core i9-13980HX and Core i9-14900HX.

That being said, with this many cores the APU will probably do a much better job serving content creators rather than gamers.

Power consumption

Much like the 7940HX, the 8940HX has a base TDP (long-term power limit) of 55 watts that can officially be jacked up to as high as 75 watts. To dissipate 50+ watts, at least one high-RPM fan is needed.

ModelIntel Core i9-14900HXAMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
CodenameRaptor Lake-HX RefreshDragon Range refresh (Zen 4)
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HXAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X)
Series: Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X) Dragon Range refresh (Zen 4)
Intel Core i9-14900HX « 1.6 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14700HX compare3.9 - 5.5 GHz20 / 28 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14650HX compare1.6 - 5.2 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14500HX compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14450HX compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz10 / 16 cores20 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX compare2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX « 2.4 - 5.3 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX compare2.9 - 5.1 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX compare3.6 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
Clock1600 - 5800 MHz2400 - 5300 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB16 MB
L3 Cache36 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 5.8 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.1 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
16 / 32
16 x 5.3 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP55 Watt55 Watt
TDP Turbo PL2157 Watt
Technology10 nmCCD = 5nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die Size257 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketBGA1964FL1
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Dir., DL B., GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1650 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comamd.com
L1 Cache1 MB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-14900HX
46.6 pt (78%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 118.8     avg: 127.2     median: 128.5 (72%)     max: 131.7 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 817     avg: 1544     median: 1592 (30%)     max: 2071 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 17078     avg: 28872     median: 30055 (28%)     max: 36249 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1720     avg: 2150     median: 2181.5 (92%)     max: 2245 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 657     avg: 825     median: 833.5 (91%)     max: 859 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6579     avg: 10958     median: 11419 (28%)     max: 13832 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3263     avg: 4437     median: 4574 (29%)     max: 5589 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 247     avg: 305.2     median: 310.5 (86%)     max: 323 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 40.14     avg: 43.8     median: 43.8 (57%)     max: 47.36 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.45     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (83%)     max: 3.54 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 11078     avg: 11120     median: 11120 (67%)     max: 11162 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 63617     avg: 67898     median: 67897.5 (49%)     max: 72178 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 95056     avg: 98368     median: 98367.5 (63%)     max: 101679 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 16204     avg: 16337     median: 16336.5 (20%)     max: 16469 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 104.117     avg: 160     median: 160 (2%)     max: 215.805 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.806     avg: 3     median: 3 (1%)     max: 3.126 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 10376     avg: 10937     median: 10936.5 (17%)     max: 11497 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 66769     avg: 111970     median: 115640 (66%)     max: 136645 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5452     avg: 7056     median: 7151.5 (84%)     max: 7545 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 152.7     avg: 176.6     median: 176.6 (59%)     max: 200.5 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 337     avg: 350     median: 350 (81%)     max: 363 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 16.8     avg: 29.3     median: 30.1 (53%)     max: 38.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 1.6     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (51%)     max: 1.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 3.2     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (61%)     max: 3.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 16.4     avg: 16.5     median: 16.5 (43%)     max: 16.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 155     avg: 215.1     median: 205 (3%)     max: 394 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 91     avg: 121     median: 113 (1%)     max: 206 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3604     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.4859 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 14839     avg: 18676     median: 19451 (41%)     max: 20788 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 5.837     avg: 5.9     median: 5.9 (1%)     max: 5.928 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 12.965     avg: 13.2     median: 13.1 (1%)     max: 13.328 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 305.103     avg: 308.5     median: 308.5 (1%)     max: 311.83 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 81852     avg: 81973     median: 81973 (63%)     max: 82094 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 16205     avg: 23321     median: 24017 (59%)     max: 29134 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 92914     avg: 97333     median: 97111.5 (79%)     max: 102194 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 86115     avg: 95301     median: 94260 (76%)     max: 101593 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 94081     avg: 98844     median: 99882 (83%)     max: 102469 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16565     avg: 21102     median: 22007.5 (56%)     max: 24768 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 11759     avg: 37541     median: 38821 (69%)     max: 46710 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 12191     avg: 16418     median: 16783 (71%)     max: 18847 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2419     avg: 2966     median: 3013 (75%)     max: 3129 Points
2767 Points (69%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 13158     avg: 17401     median: 17606.5 (68%)     max: 19665 Points
16188 Points (63%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2771     avg: 2963     median: 2963 (94%)     max: 3105 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 15218     avg: 17953     median: 17720.5 (73%)     max: 21003 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1669     avg: 2092     median: 2123.5 (83%)     max: 2210 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8618     avg: 19527     median: 20002 (36%)     max: 23194 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1929     avg: 2037     median: 2050.5 (9%)     max: 2117 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 16611     avg: 19035     median: 18175.5 (57%)     max: 23176 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8705     avg: 8875     median: 8874.5 (89%)     max: 9044 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 58418     avg: 60787     median: 60787 (61%)     max: 63156 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 428     avg: 448.6     median: 443 (1%)     max: 535 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 104490     avg: 109643     median: 109502 (83%)     max: 115768 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 246     avg: 300.7     median: 303 (83%)     max: 321 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 269     avg: 324.4     median: 327 (59%)     max: 345 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1877     avg: 2148     median: 2162 (81%)     max: 2344 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 73.6     avg: 170     median: 173.1 (30%)     max: 318 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 121.8     avg: 216.7     median: 219 (40%)     max: 301 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 8.59     avg: 24.9     median: 26.8 (18%)     max: 35.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 9.03     avg: 19.7     median: 18.1 (20%)     max: 35.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 16     avg: 21.4     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 27.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-14900HX → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX → 92% n=2

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