AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9 14900HX
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Intel Core i9 14900HX
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- + 8 cores / 16 threads with SMT
- + DDR5 memory support
- + AM5 socket
- + Zen 4 (Phoenix) architecture
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900HX
- + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
- + DDR5 memory support
- + BGA-1964 socket
- + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture
Pros & Cons
- Solid single-core performance
- Capable integrated graphics
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- Limited multi-threaded performance
"A mid-to-upper-range AMD Ryzen 7 8700G processor with strong single-core performance (72/100). Suited for everyday productivity."
- Excellent single-core performance
- Capable multi-core performance
- High core count (24 cores)
- Built-in integrated graphics
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- No significant drawbacks for its tier
"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 14900HX processor with strong single-core performance (83/100). Suited for demanding workloads."
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Benchmarks
| AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i9 14900HX | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 995 | 1780 |
Specifications
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2635 | 3029 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 14225 | 18430 |
| File compression | 1440 MB/sec | 1420 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 108.2 Klines/sec | 173.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 303.9 pages/sec | 463.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 402.6 Mpixels/sec | 508.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 272 pages/sec | 287.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 65.4 images/sec | 54.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 108 images/sec | 154.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 23.6 Mpixels/sec | 39.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3921 | 4199 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 31545 | 44281 |
| Integer math | 102.8 GOps/sec | 159 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 63.8 GOps/sec | 113.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 102M Primes/sec | 195M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 46M Strings/sec | 61.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 22.7 GBytes/sec | 33 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 385 MBytes/sec | 546.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1616 Frames/sec | 2673 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 29B Matrices/sec | 31.7B Matrices/sec |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.3 PPW | 32.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 218.8 PPW | 335.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 485.3 PPW | 805.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.77 PPW | 6.44 PPW |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Amd | Intel |
| Released | 8-Jan-24 | 9-Jan-24 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Phoenix) | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | i9-14900HX | |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Qualcomm Equivalent |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | |
| E-Threads | 16 | |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | |
| Total Cores | 8 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Multiplier | 42x | 22x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Transistors | 25 billions | |
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-65 W (configurable) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Socket | AM5 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2900 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 256 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 32 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Types | -5200 | -8800 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
