The Core Ultra 5 245HX laptop CPU from Intel surpasses its desktop counterpart.

The account “X86 is dead&back” shared an early PassMark entry on X that provides a sneak peek at Intel’s Core Ultra 5 245HX laptop processor. In both single-core and multi-core testing, the 14-core “Arrow Lake-H” mobile processor subtly beat the Core Ultra 5 245 desktop version. The figures themselves are simple. In single-core and multi-core runs, the 245HX scored 4,706 and 41,045 points, respectively. The mobile chip had a 7% lead in single-core results and an 8% edge when all cores are used, compared to the desktop Core Ultra 5 245’s 4,409 and 37,930, respectively. The 245HX outperforms the Core i5-14500 by 19% when working with a single core and by 30% when working with multiple threads.

Compared to last year’s mobile i5-14500HX, where the newcomer has a 41% multi-core advantage and a 30% single-core margin, the difference is even more pronounced. A portion of the explanation is thermal. Intel gives the 245HX a maximum turbo power envelope of 160 W, which is significantly more than the desktop 245’s 121 W ceiling. The core configuration stays the same, combining six performance cores with eight efficiency cores, while clock speeds peak at 5.1 GHz. The HX version has the opportunity to operate at higher clocks for longer thanks to the greater TDP. Arrow Lake-HX systems are anticipated to be unveiled by notebook manufacturers later this quarter. PassMark is merely one guideline in the realm of real-world gaming. However, it’s difficult to ignore the signs: a mid-range laptop processor is now superior to its desktop counterpart.