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Intel Core i9 14900K vs i9 13980HX

86 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900K
VS
75 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13980HX
Intel Core i9 14900K
Intel Core i9 13980HX

We compared two 24-core CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K (desktop) against the 2.2 GHz i9 13980HX (laptop). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
27.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13980HX and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer - released 9 months later
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)
  • 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3171 vs 2760 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 14900K
vs
Core i9 13980HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (17th and 25th place)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900K +31%
22629
Core i9 13980HX
17336
File compression 1940 MB/sec 1400 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 161.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 432.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 469.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 277 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 53.3 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 136.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 36.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 644 & 434 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900K +28%
58245
Core i9 13980HX
45338
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 163.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 116.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 186M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 64.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 34.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 572.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 2510 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 33B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 13248 & 2555 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900K +34%
512.57
Core i9 13980HX
382.64

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 36.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 315.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 824.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 PPW 6.96 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 14900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Devansh)Geekbench 6 CPU2993 / 18135
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Devansh)Geekbench 7 CPU2611 / 21934
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Devansh)Cinebench 2026543 / 8307
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-24 (Tanvir)Cinebench 2024129 / 2086
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-31 (Kreuz)Cinebench 2024128 / 1976
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Intel Core i9 13980HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (Judicatio)Cinebench 2024128 / 1861
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2951 / 17667
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-27 (PPLord)Cinebench 2024120 / 1190
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and i9 13980HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 16, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake
Model number i9-14900K i9-13980HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K -
Intel CPU rating (7th and 40th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 22x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 157 W
Socket LGA-1700 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#13th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 14900K
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i9 13980HX
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 14900K official page Intel Core i9 13980HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 19

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Comments

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