Core i7-14650HX vs Core Ultra 9 285H
Short answer: which is best?
Core i7-14650HX is 4.6 % stronger than Core Ultra 9 285H. Core i7-14650HX ranks #16 of 94 measured processors at WhatFPS (11,541 CPU score over 8 verified runs). Core Ultra 9 285H ranks #20 of 94 measured processors at WhatFPS (11,033 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 9 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Core i7-14650HX | Core Ultra 9 285H |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 11,541 | 11,033 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 6,193 | 3,354 |
| Integer (MT) | 9.5 Gop/s | 6.3 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.79 Gop/s | 0.89 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 11,469,523 | 3,110,756 |
| Cores / threads | 16 / 24 | 16 / 16 |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 24 MB |
What the numbers mean
The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
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