AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 vs Intel Core i5-14500HX Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded benchmark data shows a clear overall advantage for the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185. Across the eleven shared PassMark workloads, the AMD part wins nine, while the Intel Core i5-14500HX takes two. The magnitude of those wins, however, varies substantially by workload type.

The largest single margin belongs to the AMD processor in extended instructions, where it scores 26,544 against 20,019 for Intel, a 32.6% advantage. This is a decisive gap and suggests the Zen 5 based core complex handles advanced instruction sets with significantly greater efficiency. Integer math also favors AMD heavily: 117,832 versus 95,584, a 23.3% lead. These two workloads alone establish AMD's dominance in compute-heavy scalar and vector operations.

Data compression is another strong point for the AMD part. It delivers 374,429 in the PassMark data compression test, compared to 333,851 for Intel, a 12.2% difference. Random string sorting follows a similar pattern, with AMD at 40,557 and Intel at 36,219, a 12% margin. Threaded workload performance also leans AMD, as shown by the multithread score of 31,817 versus 28,508, an 11.6% gap. The single-thread result reinforces the pattern: AMD scores 3,977, Intel 3,629, a 9.6% edge.

The remaining AMD wins are narrower. Floating point math is close, at 70,587 versus 69,442, only a 1.6% difference. Data encryption is nearly a tie, with AMD at 19,612 and Intel at 19,502, a 0.6% margin. These two results indicate that in some numerically intensive and cryptographic tasks, the two processors are effectively equivalent in throughput.

Intel's two wins are worth examining. In the find prime numbers workload, Intel scores 130 against AMD's 129, a 0.8% advantage. This is a negligible difference and likely within run-to-run variance. The physics test, however, shows a more meaningful Intel lead: 1,911 versus 1,772, a 7.3% margin. This is the only benchmark where Intel holds a non-trivial advantage, and it points to a specific area of workload behavior where the Intel architecture maintains an edge.

Looking at the broader averages, the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 posts an average benchmark score of 62,839, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, averages 62,738, a delta of 0.2%. The Intel Core i7-13790F sits 0.4% above, and the Core Ultra 7 265HX 0.5% above. The Intel Core i5-14500HX, by contrast, averages 35,094, in the 84th percentile, with its closest rival, the Intel Core i9-12900HX, 0.3% ahead, and the Core i7-12700K 0.5% behind.

Architecture Differences

The two processors take fundamentally different design approaches. The AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 uses the Gorgon Point codename, built on a hybrid Zen 5 / Zen 5c configuration. It is manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with a die size of 233 mm². The Intel Core i5-14500HX uses Raptor Lake-HX, a refresh of the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 257 mm².

Core and thread counts diverge in an interesting way. The AMD processor has 12 cores and 24 threads, while the Intel part has 14 cores and 20 threads. Intel offers more physical cores, but AMD provides more threads. This explains some of the benchmark behavior: AMD's multithread advantage of 11.6% comes despite having two fewer cores, which indicates the Zen 5 / Zen 5c cores extract more work per thread.

Cache hierarchies also differ. Both processors have 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The L2 cache is 1 MB per core on AMD versus 2 MB per core on Intel. For L3, AMD has 16 MB total, while Intel has 24 MB shared. Intel's larger L3 pool does not translate into a win in the cache-sensitive data compression or random string sorting tests, where AMD leads by roughly 12% in both.

Clock speeds favor AMD on boost, at 5.10 GHz versus 4.90 GHz for Intel. The base clock, however, is higher on Intel: 2.60 GHz versus 2.00 GHz. The thermal design points reflect these differences. AMD is rated at 28 W, while Intel is rated at 55 W. This is a substantial power gap, yet AMD still leads in most performance metrics, which suggests a significant efficiency advantage per watt.

Memory support and I/O differ as well. AMD supports DDR5 and LPDDR5X with dual-channel memory and a measured memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. Intel supports both DDR4 and DDR5, also dual-channel, but the database records no memory bandwidth figure for Intel. Both processors support ECC memory. PCIe generation differs: AMD provides Gen 4 with 16 CPU lanes, while Intel provides Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes. Integrated graphics also differ, with AMD using the Radeon 890M and Intel using UHD Graphics 770.

The AMD processor has a locked multiplier, while Intel's multiplier is unlocked. Both are mobile parts in active production. AMD's release date is recorded as February 2026, while Intel's is January 2024. Neither has a recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 is the stronger choice for workloads that depend on instruction-level parallelism, integer arithmetic, and data manipulation. The 32.6% lead in extended instructions and 23.3% lead in integer math make it the clear pick for scientific computing, simulation, and any code that compiles down to dense arithmetic sequences. The 12.2% advantage in data compression and 12% lead in random string sorting also position it well for database workloads, file compression utilities, and data pipeline processing.

The multithread score of 31,817 versus 28,508, an 11.6% margin, indicates that the AMD part handles heavily threaded workloads better despite having fewer physical cores. This is relevant for rendering, video encoding, and other parallel tasks that scale with thread count rather than raw core count. The 9.6% single-thread advantage further confirms that AMD is faster per thread, which matters for lightly threaded applications such as legacy software, scripting runtimes, and interactive workloads.

The Intel Core i5-14500HX has a narrower but real set of strengths. The physics workload, where it leads by 7.3%, suggests that certain physics simulation or constraint-solving tasks favor its core layout. The find prime numbers result, though only 0.8% ahead, shows that Intel is not universally slower in integer operations. The Intel part also offers a higher base clock of 2.60 GHz, which can benefit sustained workloads that do not boost frequently. Its 14 cores provide more physical parallelism for workloads that schedule across cores rather than threads, although the benchmark data does not show this translating into a win in any of the recorded tests except physics.

The overall percentile ranking reinforces the split. AMD sits in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, Intel in the 84th. The average benchmark scores, 62,839 versus 35,094, show that the AMD part is in a different performance class entirely. The nearest rivals to AMD, the Core Ultra 7 255HX and the Core i7-13790F, are within 0.4% of its score, which means the AMD part competes with higher-tier Intel parts, not the mid-range i5-14500HX.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear conclusion: the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 outperforms the Intel Core i5-14500HX in nearly every measurable benchmark category. It wins nine of eleven head-to-head tests, including all of the most demanding workloads. The 32.6% advantage in extended instructions and 23.3% in integer math are not marginal differences; they represent a fundamental performance gap between the two architectures.

The power envelope makes this result even more significant. AMD achieves this performance at a 28 W TDP, while Intel requires 55 W. The AMD part delivers more performance while consuming less power, which indicates a substantial efficiency advantage. For mobile platforms where thermal headroom and battery life are critical, this difference is decisive.

The Intel part does have its niche. The physics workload win of 7.3% and the higher base clock suggest it may be preferable in specific physics-based simulation environments or in scenarios that rely on sustained base-clock operation. The 14 physical cores also offer a structural advantage for certain scheduling patterns, even if the benchmark data does not show a broad performance benefit.

For most applications, however, the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 is the superior processor. The single-thread, multithread, integer, floating point, and data compression wins cover the majority of real-world use cases. The 93rd percentile ranking versus the 84th for Intel reflects this gap clearly. The only scenarios where the Intel part should be considered are those dominated by physics workloads or where the specific core layout and base clock behavior of the Raptor Lake-HX design are known to be beneficial.

FAQ

Q: Which processor has a higher single-thread performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 scores 3,977 in the PassMark single-thread test, while the Intel Core i5-14500HX scores 3,629. AMD leads by 9.6%.

Q: How do the two processors compare in multithreaded workloads?

A: The AMD processor scores 31,817 in the PassMark multithread test, compared to 28,508 for Intel, a difference of 11.6% in favor of AMD.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two processors?

A: The largest gap is in the extended instructions test, where AMD scores 26,544 and Intel scores 20,019, giving AMD a 32.6% advantage.

Q: Does the Intel processor win any benchmarks?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i5-14500HX wins the physics test with a score of 1,911 versus 1,772 for AMD, a 7.3% margin, and the find prime numbers test with 130 versus 129, a 0.8% margin.

Q: How do their thermal design points differ?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 has a TDP of 28 W, while the Intel Core i5-14500HX has a TDP of 55 W.

Q: What are the core and thread counts for each processor?

A: The AMD processor has 12 cores and 24 threads. The Intel processor has 14 cores and 20 threads.