Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core i7-4980HQ

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Intel Core i9-14900K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i7-4980HQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-14900K and the Intel Core i7-4980HQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-14900K 24 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Intel Core i7-4980HQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
14 Generation 4
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Haswell H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-13900K Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ clocks with 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Core i7-4980HQ
24 Cores 4
32 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Core i7-4980HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
11 GPU Generation 7.5
10 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 40
256 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-14900K, while the Intel Core i7-4980HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Core i7-4980HQ
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
192 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-14900K has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4980HQ is 47 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Core i7-4980HQ
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
253 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-14900K has 68.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4980HQ is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core i9-14900K Characteristic Intel Core i7-4980HQ
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 1364
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ (37%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ (14%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2412 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
943 (39%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
26972 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3561 (13%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
3289 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1107 (34%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
23051 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3846 (17%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz
832 (98%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
59388 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
6751 (11%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
139 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2177 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2358 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
38712 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1883 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
153 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
695 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
38,712 CB R23 MC @ 256 W
151 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Unknown Dell Allienware 17-4105 R2
MSI GT72
MSI GT80
MSI WT72

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