Intel Core i9-14900KS vs Intel Pentium 4405U

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Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 4405U
Intel Core i9-14900KS Intel Pentium 4405U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-14900KS or Intel Pentium 4405U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-14900KS has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 6.20 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900KS was released in Q1/2024.

The Intel Pentium 4405U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 4405U was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Intel Pentium 4000 (2)
14 Generation 6
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Skylake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-13900KS Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-14900KS has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is 3.20 GHz (6.20 GHz) while the Intel Pentium 4405U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 4405U is at 2.10 GHz.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
24 Cores 2
32 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (6.20 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz
2.40 GHz (4.50 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 i9-14900KS Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-14900KS or Intel Pentium 4405U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
11 GPU Generation 9
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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 HD Graphics 510
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-14900KS can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium 4405U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2133
192 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 10
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is 150 W, while the Intel Pentium 4405U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
253 W TDP (PL2) --
320 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-14900KS is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 4405U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
10 nm Technology 14 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
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 1356
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
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2015
699 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900KS (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900KS (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U (4%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
2484 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
492 (20%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
28051 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1236 (4%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
3341 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
445 (13%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
23839 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
972 (4%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (22%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
64470 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2100 (3%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
143 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
2252 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
2398 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
40976 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
909 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
15599 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
89 (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 i9-14900KS Intel Core i9-14900KS
24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
227 (100%)

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