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The Intel Core i9 14900KS takes the lead in gaming due to its higher single-core performance and strong multi-threaded throughput. Its 94 score is significantly higher than the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H's 84.
The Intel Core i9 14900KS excels in creative workloads thanks to its strong multi-threaded throughput and high core count, resulting in a 35.5-point gap over the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H.
The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H leads in power efficiency due to its great power efficiency and Panther Lake architecture, which outperforms the Intel Core i9 14900KS' Raptor Lake Refresh architecture.
94 | Single-Core Performance | 84 |
93 | Multi-Core Performance | 58 |
60 | Power Efficiency | 84 |
31 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
92 | QucikComparison Final Score | 75 |
| 24 | Cores | 16 |
| 150 W | TDP | 15-25 W (configurable) |
| 10 nm | Transistor size | 2 nm |
| 144 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 130 |
| 2443 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1324 |
| 3442 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3026 |
| 24012 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17545 |
| 1870 MB/sec | File compression | 1490 MB/sec |
| 228 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 141.1 Klines/sec |
| 623.6 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 477.4 pages/sec |
| 636.5 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 539.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 333.5 pages/sec | Text processing | 323.1 pages/sec |
| 92.3 images/sec | Background blur | 61.5 images/sec |
| 199.4 images/sec | Photo processing | 177.3 images/sec |
| 51.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 28.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 4819 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4367 |
| 60250 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 36317 |
| 213.4 GOps/sec | Integer math | 90.6 GOps/sec |
| 154.5 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 112.3 GOps/sec |
| 245M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 381M Primes/sec |
| 90.1M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 48.7M Strings/sec |
| 47.9 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 30 GBytes/sec |
| 805.6 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 392.3 MBytes/sec |
| 3407 Frames/sec | Physics | 3460 Frames/sec |
| 45.7B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 32.9B Matrices/sec |
| 510.06 | Blender CPU | 297.18 |
| 16.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 53 PPW |
| 160.1 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 701.8 PPW |
| 401.7 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1452.7 PPW |
| 3.4 PPW | Blender / Watt | 11.89 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 8 | P-Cores | 4 |
| 16 | P-Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 16 | E-Cores | 12 |
| 16 | E-Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 24 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Total Threads | 16 |
| 32x | Multiplier | 21x |
| 80K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| 2MB (per core) | L2 Cache | 2560K (per core) |
| Yes | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc B390 |
| 1650 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz |
| 256 | Shading Units | 1536 |
| 16 | TMUs | 48 |
| 8 | ROPs | 24 |
| 32 | Execution Units | 12 |
| 0.8 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 7.7 TFLOPS |
| - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| 192 GB | Max. Memory Size | 96 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 89.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC Support | No |
| Intel | Vendor | Intel |
| March 15, 2024 | Released | January 5, 2026 |
| Desktop | Type | Laptop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Raptor Lake Refresh | Codename | Panther Lake |
| i9-14900KS | Model number | 388H |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated GPU | Arc B390 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| — | Transistors | — |
| 10 nm | Fabrication Process | 2 nm |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1) | 15-25 W (configurable) |
| LGA-1700 | Socket | FCBGA2540 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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