Key Highlights
- Intel has introduced Core 14th Gen mobile and desktop processors.
- The HX-series comes with 50% additional E-cores in the Intel CoreTM i7-14700HX processors, which boost creator performance.
- With eight Performance Cores (P-cores) and sixteen Efficient Cores (E-cores), the Intel Core i9-14900HX is the flagship processor of the new HX series.
Intel unveiled the complete array of its Core 14th Gen mobile and desktop processors at the CES 2024. Intel Core mobile processor Series 1 family, led by the Intel Core 7 processor 150U. Whereas new HX-series mobile processors led by the Intel Core i9-14900HX are targeted for gamers, creators, and professionals who need both higher levels of compute performance and require the mobility that a laptop provides.
The Intel Core i9-14900HX is the flagship model in the mobile chipset family. It has been designed for enthusiast laptops that require high performance. It has 24 cores (eight Performance cores and sixteen Efficiency cores) and 32 threads with a maximum turbo clock of 5.8 GHz.
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According to the company, when compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 7945X3D the chipset offers up to 17 per cent better gaming performance (as measured by a higher average frame rate) and up to 51 per cent faster multitasking performance.
In addition to this, the Intel Core i7-14700HX CPUs also have 50% extra E-cores, bringing those to 20 cores (eight P-cores, 12 E-cores) and 28 threads.
The HX series processors offer overclocking capabilities including Intel Extreme Utility (XTU) and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support. New Intel Application Optimization (APO) support on the HX series, with six new gaming titles (eight total) supported since the initial Intel Core 14th Gen desktop launch in October 2023.
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For the best display and data experiences Thunderbolt 5 offers 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) of bi-directional bandwidth, and bandwidth boost offers up to 120 Gbps, in addition to Thunderbolt 4 delivering bandwidth of 40 Gbps for PC connectivity to multiple 4K monitors and accessories. For wireless connectivity, it will include Intel Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+) and new discrete Intel Wi-Fi 7 (5 Gig) for multi-gigabit speeds in more areas along with support for Bluetooth 5.4 and Bluetooth 5.3, this latest version of Bluetooth connectivity.
