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Intel

Core i9-14900HX Specifications

BGA24 cores / 32 threads

Released January 8, 2024

Intel's flagship 14th-gen HX part for desktop-replacement laptops: 24 cores split 8 Performance and 16 Efficient reach 32 threads and a 5.8GHz boost, backed by 36MB of Smart Cache. Base power sits at 55W with maximum turbo power up to 157W — desktop-class power delivery in a socketed laptop chip. DDR5-5600 and DDR4-3200 memory support and Intel UHD Graphics round out the package, built on Intel 7 process technology.

1st of 23 models in the Laptop CPU catalog on Boost clock. Tied 20th of 23 models in the Laptop CPU catalog on TDP — 4 models share this figure.

Current best price

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Specifications

Cores
24
Threads
32
Socket
BGA
Boost clock
5.8 GHz
Base clock
2.2 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficiency cores
16
L3 cache
36 MB
TDP
55 W
Integrated graphics
Yes
Max power
157 W
Architecture
Raptor Lake
Process node
Intel 7
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors
Memory support
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
PCIe generation
5
PCIe lanes
20

Guides for this category

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers describe it as the fastest mobile CPU they had tested at the time, with a notable multi-threaded lift over the previous generation.
  • It brings a desktop-class platform to laptops, with PCIe 5.0 lanes and DDR5-5600 support alongside its high turbo clocks.

Commonly criticised

  • It is essentially the prior 13th-gen HX flagship with higher clocks, so it is not worth upgrading to from a 13th-gen machine and needs robust laptop cooling.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.