Celeron 5205U vs i9-14900HX

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	156	2530
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Raptor Lake-HX	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	49.56	5.70
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107

Detailed specifications

Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U 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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus rate	157 MHz	4 GT/s
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	14 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1964	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	192 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.65 GHz	900 MHz
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron 5205U.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.35	0.92
Recency	8 January 2024	31 October 2019
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	32	2
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

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