Core i7-14700HX vs Core i7-7700K

Short answer: which is best?

Core i7-14700HX is 63.9 % stronger than Core i7-7700K. Core i7-14700HX ranks #20 of 66 measured processors at WhatFPS (10,097 CPU score over 4 verified runs). Core i7-7700K ranks #52 of 66 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,160 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore i7-14700HXCore i7-7700K
CPU score (the processor's own performance)10,0976,160
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,7244,115
Integer (MT)6.7 Gop/s3.1 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.8 Gop/s0.52 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)10,994,8625,640,691
Cores / threads20 / 284 / 8
L3 cache33 MB8 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

All measurements for Core i7-14700HX · All measurements for Core i7-7700K