AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 vs Intel Core i5-14400 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data presents a lopsided contest. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 wins 13 of the 15 compared benchmarks, while the Intel Core i5-14400 manages just two victories. The scale of the AMD wins is often dramatic, with several workloads showing double-digit percentage advantages.

The largest single gap appears in the Passmark extended instructions test. The AMD chip scores 32803 against Intel's 19816, a 65.5% advantage. This is not a marginal difference; it indicates a substantial efficiency edge in workloads that leverage advanced instruction sets. Similarly, the Passmark find prime numbers test shows a 70% delta, with AMD at 136 and Intel at 80. These are the kinds of synthetic loads that stress raw arithmetic throughput and branch handling.

Other Passmark workloads reinforce the pattern. The AMD part leads by 55.5% in integer math (127573 vs 82017) and by 50.9% in random string sorting (48824 vs 32346). Data compression shows a 46.4% lead (461195 vs 314995), and multithread performance is 45.1% higher (36402 vs 25080). The encryption test gives AMD a 37% advantage (22929 vs 16731), while physics simulation shows a 37.2% delta (1915 vs 1396). Floating point math is closer but still favors AMD by 30% (80023 vs 61549).

Even the single-thread Passmark scores favor AMD, though by a smaller margin. The 4050 vs 3741 result represents an 8.3% lead. The Cinebench R15 single-core test also goes to AMD with a 3.3% advantage (313 vs 303). The R15 multi-core result is more decisive: AMD scores 3234 against Intel's 2148, a 50.6% gap that aligns with the Passmark multithread findings.

The Intel Core i5-14400 asserts itself most clearly in the Cinebench R23 tests. In the multi-core run, Intel scores 21315 against AMD's 19095, a 10.4% advantage. The single-core R23 result is even more pronounced: Intel's 3009 beats AMD's 2054 by 31.7%. This is the only benchmark where Intel wins by a wide margin, and it suggests that the Intel part has a significant peak frequency and per-core performance advantage in certain rendering workloads. The R15 results, however, tell a different story, with AMD winning both tests. The discrepancy between R15 and R23 is curious and may reflect differences in how the two benchmark versions scale with core counts and clock behavior.

The overall average benchmark score places AMD far ahead. The Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 records an average of 56306, while the Core i5-14400 sits at 32115. The AMD part also ranks in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, compared to the Intel part's 82nd percentile. The nearest rivals for the AMD chip include the AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 (0.1% higher average score), the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (0.4% higher), the Intel Core i9-14900HX (0.5% lower), and the Intel Core 7 253PQE (0.7% lower). The Intel Core i5-14400, by contrast, sits alongside mobile and older desktop parts: the Intel Core i7-12800H is exactly even, the Intel Core i7-13705H is 0.1% higher, the Intel Core i5-14450HX is 0.2% higher, and the Intel Core i9-11900 is 0.3% higher.

The Verdict

The data points to two different performance profiles. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 dominates in the majority of measured workloads, especially in Passmark's suite of arithmetic, compression, encryption, and multithread tests. Its 13 wins out of 15 head-to-head comparisons, combined with a 92nd percentile ranking and an average score nearly double that of the Intel part, make it the stronger overall processor in these benchmarks.

The Intel Core i5-14400, however, shows a clear edge in Cinebench R23, particularly in single-core performance where it leads by 31.7%. This is a notable result for workloads that depend heavily on single-threaded rendering performance. The Intel part also wins the R23 multi-core test by 10.4%, a result that contrasts with its losses in R15 and most Passmark tests. The Intel chip's 82nd percentile ranking and its average score of 32115 place it in a different performance tier.

For users whose workloads resemble the Passmark suite, the AMD part is the clear choice. For tasks that align with Cinebench R23, especially single-core rendering, the Intel part shows a measurable advantage. The benchmark record does not support treating these as equivalent processors; they excel in different test families.

Architecture Differences

The two processors come from fundamentally different designs. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 uses the Zen 5 architecture, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with the codename Gorgon Point. It belongs to the Ryzen AI PRO 400 generation, which combines Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores. The die size is 233 mm². The Intel Core i5-14400 uses the Raptor Lake architecture (Raptor Lake-R codename), built on a 10 nm process at Intel, and belongs to the Core 14th Gen series. Its die size is 215 mm².

The cache layouts differ substantially. The AMD chip has 80 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. The Intel chip also has 80 KB of L1 per core but has 1.25 MB of L2 per core and a larger 20 MB shared L3 cache. The Intel part's larger L3 could help in some workloads, yet the benchmark results do not show a consistent advantage from it.

The AMD processor integrates a Radeon 890M GPU, while the Intel part uses UHD Graphics 730. Memory support also differs: AMD supports DDR5 and LPDDR5X, while Intel supports DDR4 and DDR5. Both support ECC memory. The AMD part's memory bandwidth is listed at 89.6 GB/s, while no figure is recorded for the Intel part. PCIe support differs as well: AMD provides Gen 4 with 16 lanes (CPU only), while Intel provides Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only).

The market segments are distinct. The AMD chip is a mobile processor on the AMD Socket FP8, while the Intel chip is a desktop processor on Intel Socket 1700. The AMD part's TDP is 28 watts, the Intel part's is 65 watts. Neither has an unlocked multiplier.

Specification Differences

The core and thread counts differ directly. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 has 12 cores and 24 threads. The Intel Core i5-14400 has 10 cores and 16 threads. Clock speeds also diverge: the AMD part has a base clock of 2.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, while the Intel part has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The Intel part starts higher at base but boosts lower.

The process node difference is significant: AMD uses 4 nm TSMC, Intel uses 10 nm Intel. The socket types are incompatible (AMD Socket FP8 vs Intel Socket 1700). Memory support differs in that AMD lists LPDDR5X in addition to DDR5, while Intel lists DDR4 in addition to DDR5. The integrated graphics differ (Radeon 890M vs UHD Graphics 730). The PCIe generation differs (Gen 4 vs Gen 5).

The release dates are far apart. The AMD part is dated January 4, 2026, while the Intel part is dated January 7, 2024. The Intel part has a launch MSRP of $221. The AMD part has no launch MSRP recorded. The market segment, the TDP, and the benchmark scores all differ as described above.

FAQ

Q: Which processor has more cores and threads?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 has 12 cores and 24 threads. The Intel Core i5-14400 has 10 cores and 16 threads.

Q: How do the two compare in Cinebench R23 multi-core performance?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400 scores 21315, which is 10.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470's 19095.

Q: Which chip wins the most head-to-head benchmark comparisons?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 wins 13 of the 15 compared tests. The Intel Core i5-14400 wins 2.

Q: What is the largest single benchmark advantage for the AMD part?

A: The largest gap is in Passmark find prime numbers, where AMD scores 136 against Intel's 80, a 70% difference.

Q: What is the largest single benchmark advantage for the Intel part?

A: The largest gap is in Cinebench R23 single-core, where Intel scores 3009 against AMD's 2054, a 31.7% difference.

Q: Do both processors support ECC memory?

A: Yes, both the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 and the Intel Core i5-14400 have ECC memory support.

Q: What are the process nodes for each processor?

A: The AMD part uses a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Intel part uses a 10 nm process at Intel.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 wins across the majority of the benchmark suite. Its strongest results are in Passmark extended instructions (65.5% ahead), Passmark find prime numbers (70% ahead), Passmark integer math (55.5% ahead), Passmark random string sorting (50.9% ahead), and Cinebench R15 multi-core (50.6% ahead). It also leads in data compression (46.4%), multithread (45.1%), encryption (37%), physics (37.2%), floating point math (30%), and single-thread Passmark (8.3%). These wins cover arithmetic, encryption, compression, sorting, and general multithread workloads.

The Intel Core i5-14400 wins in Cinebench R23 multi-core (10.4% ahead) and Cinebench R23 single-core (31.7% ahead). These two wins are confined to the Cinebench R23 test family. The single-core result is the standout, and it suggests that for workloads that rely heavily on single-threaded rendering, the Intel part has a clear advantage. The multi-core R23 win is more modest but still notable given the AMD part's dominance elsewhere.

The overall pattern is that the AMD chip wins in the Passmark suite and in Cinebench R15, while the Intel chip wins in Cinebench R23. The AMD part's higher core count and thread count likely contribute to its Passmark multithread and compression wins. The Intel part's higher base clock and its R23 results suggest a different performance characteristic, possibly related to how the R23 benchmark interacts with the Intel architecture. The database records show no single processor that wins across all test families; the choice depends on which benchmark family matches the intended workload.