i5-14450HX vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+68.8%
Core i5-14450HX
2024
10 cores / 16 threads, 55 Watt
16.09

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Core i5-14450HX by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency64.2627.69
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1416
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data157 MHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 20-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-14450HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 16.09
Recency 30 October 2024 8 January 2024
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 14 16
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 55 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 68.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 40% more physical cores, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

i5-14450HX, on the other hand, has 14.3% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-14450HX in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Core i5-14450HX is a notebook one.


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