Intel Core Ultra X7 365H vs Intel Core i9 14900HX
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra X7 365H and Intel Core i9 14900HX
Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra X7 365H
- + Full B390 iGPU unlike non-X 365H (4-core only)
- + Cheaper than X9 365H/388H for iGPU gaming
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
- Full Arc B390 iGPU (12 Xe3 cores / 122 TOPs GPU)
- 16 cores
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Intel 18A process
- Lower CPU boost than X9 388H
- Premium X pricing vs non-X 365H
- Fewer PCIe lanes than 366H
"Mid-tier X-class Panther Lake with full Arc B390 (12-core Xe3) — a more affordable path to 1080p iGPU gaming than the flagship X9."
- 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
| Intel Core Ultra X7 365H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1040 | 1780 |
Specifications
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3300 | 3029 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 20050 | 18430 |
| File compression | 1420 MB/sec | |
| Clang compilation | 173.5 Klines/sec | |
| HTML 5 Browser | 463.6 pages/sec | |
| PDF Renderer | 508.4 Mpixels/sec | |
| Text processing | 287.7 pages/sec | |
| Background blur | 54.6 images/sec | |
| Photo processing | 154.7 images/sec | |
| Ray tracing | 39.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4210 | 4199 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 33800 | 44281 |
| Integer math | 159 GOps/sec | |
| Floating point math | 113.5 GOps/sec | |
| Find prime numbers | 195M Primes/sec | |
| Random string sorting | 61.6M Strings/sec | |
| Data encryption | 33 GBytes/sec | |
| Data compression | 546.3 MBytes/sec | |
| Physics | 2673 Frames/sec | |
| Extended instructions | 31.7B Matrices/sec |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 4.88 | 32.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 802 | 335.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1352 | 805.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.44 PPW |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | Q1 2026 | 9-Jan-24 |
| Type | Mobile (Laptop) | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Panther Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | X7 365H | i9-14900HX |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc B390 (12 Xe3 cores) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Qualcomm Equivalent |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| P-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 16 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Multiplier | Locked | 22x |
| L1 Cache | 4×48KB D+32KB I (P-core); 12×32KB D+32KB I (E/LP-E) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 18 MB L2 + 18 MB L3 (larger GPU tile) | 2MB (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Transistors | ~17,800M | |
| Fabrication Process | Intel 18A (compute) + TSMC N3E (GPU) | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 25 W | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Socket | FCBGA2540 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc B390 (12 Xe3 cores / 1536 EUs) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 256 |
| TMUs | 96 | 16 |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 32 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 15.36 TFLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra X7 365H ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-7200 | -8800 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 154 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
