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For 1080p high-refresh, an RTX 5060\u002F5070-class card; for 1440p, 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT-class; at 4K, throw everything at the GPU and its VRAM.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Bottom line: tilt the budget toward the GPU; this CPU won't be your weak link.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-5-325",437,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":212,"answer":213,"page":214,"heat":107},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 7 356H have, and is it suitable for gaming and video editing in a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Core Ultra 7 356H has 16 cores and 16 threads, and the H suffix identifies a higher-performance mobile platform. High-refresh 1080p gaming depends on per-core behavior and discrete-GPU TGP, while 1440p and 4K usually depend on the GPU; compiling, encoding, editing, and CPU rendering can use 16 threads, but sustained performance requires checking CPU package power, performance mode, and shared cooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  A 10- to 15-minute power and clock log from the exact laptop is more informative for long workloads than peak boost.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-7-356h",{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":216,"answer":217,"page":218,"heat":219},"Is a laptop with Core Ultra 5 225H good enough for gaming, and does the CPU or GPU matter more?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The Core Ultra 5 225H is a 14-core\u002F14-thread H-series chip; with a mainstream dGPU it's fully adequate for gaming, and whether frames hold depends on two things: the dGPU model plus actual TGP (incl. Dynamic Boost), and the machine's sustained CPU package power.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  High-refresh 1080p or esports is sensitive to CPU frame time; 1440p\u002F4K is mostly set by the GPU. To find the bottleneck, plug in, switch to performance mode, and log 15 minutes of gaming with HWiNFO: GPU usage near 95% with power close to TGP means the GPU is the limit; if GPU usage stays under ~90% while a CPU thread is saturated, check the CPU power limits, cooling, and power mode.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-5-225h",385,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":221,"answer":222,"page":223,"heat":219},"Is a laptop with Core Ultra 5 225U good enough for gaming, and does the CPU or GPU matter more?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 225U has only 2 P-cores: single-core handles online titles but can't support AAA; the iGPU is weak, with LoL and CS2 barely smooth at 1080p low.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  It targets long-battery office use; gaming isn't its focus. For gaming-first needs, an H-series dGPU laptop fits better.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-5-225u",{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":225,"answer":226,"page":218,"heat":227},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 5 225H have, and is it suitable for gaming and video editing in a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  14 cores, 14 threads (4P + 8E + 2LP), P-core 1.7GHz base \u002F 4.9GHz boost, 18MB L3, Arrow Lake, launched Q1 2025.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 225H shares the 235H's architecture at a lower base clock — daily feel is nearly identical. Fourteen threads cover gaming, development, and editing; sustained heavy loads sit behind the laptop's power wall. At this tier, pick on price and chassis cooling.\u003C\u002Fp>",377,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":229,"answer":230,"page":231,"heat":232},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 7 255H have, and is it suitable for gaming and video editing in a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  16 cores and 16 threads — note that Arrow Lake mobile also dropped Hyper-Threading. That's enough for gaming, development, and moderate editing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Large builds and long video exports can use every thread, but whether the laptop sustains it depends on the system power limit, GPU TGP, and cooling. The model name alone tells you little.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-7-255h",376,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":234,"answer":235,"page":236,"heat":237},"Is a laptop with Core Ultra 7 255HX good enough for gaming, and does the CPU or GPU matter more?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The Core Ultra 7 255HX is a 24-core\u002F24-thread HX processor. Gaming performance is about the GPU and chassis; the 255HX isn't the bottleneck: compare two machines — one with a full-power 4060 plus MUX, another with a 4070 capped at 80W and no MUX — the first can easily feel better in games.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  So when shopping a 255HX gaming laptop: confirm GPU TGP, MUX, and performance-mode power, then compare prices. Don't sweat the CPU model.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-7-255hx",375,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":239,"answer":240,"page":231,"heat":241},"Is a laptop with Core Ultra 7 255H good enough for gaming, and does the CPU or GPU matter more?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  On a 255H gaming laptop, check GPU TGP and sustained CPU power before you look at the 16-core spec. 1080p high-refresh leans on CPU and memory; 1440p\u002F4K starts with the GPU.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Verify the published TGP, real CPU\u002FGPU power after 15 minutes in both balanced and performance modes, and whether dGPU-only mode exists. A TGP gap between same-named GPUs changes gaming results far more than the CPU model.\u003C\u002Fp>",372,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":243,"answer":244,"page":236,"heat":245},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 7 255HX have, and is it suitable for gaming and video editing in a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The Core Ultra 7 255HX is 20 cores and 20 threads (8 performance + 12 efficiency, no Hyper-Threading) on Arrow Lake, 2.4GHz base and 5.2GHz max turbo, 30MB L3. It and the 265HX are two clock bins of the same die — specs are nearly identical, the 265HX just boosts 0.1GHz higher, and real-world gaps in gaming, editing, and compiling stay under 3%.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  So the two model numbers shouldn't drive your decision; in the same chassis they're practically indistinguishable. What sets the actual ceiling of an HX laptop is the cooling and sustained power design — the same 20-core\u002F20-thread chip at 60W vs 150W is two different computers.\u003C\u002Fp>",371,{"slug":247,"type":247,"question":248,"answer":249,"page":250,"heat":251},"cooling","What cooler does Core Ultra 7 270K Plus need, and how do gaming and sustained all-core loads differ?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  For gaming, the 270K Plus fits a high-end dual-tower air cooler or 240\u002F280mm AIO. With power limits removed, sustained all-core compiling, encoding, or rendering above ~180W calls for a top dual tower or 360mm AIO.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Log package power, clocks, and VRM behavior for 15-20 minutes; if clocks drop noticeably, lower power or upgrade cooling. Confirm the LGA1851 mount and case exhaust.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-ultra-7-270k-plus",366,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":253,"answer":254,"page":255,"heat":256},"How many cores and threads does Core i7 14650HX have, and is it suitable for gaming and video editing in a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  16 cores, 24 threads on an HX mobile chip — a common gaming-laptop config. With this spec, “enough” is about whether the machine keeps feeding it, not just the numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Office work and multitasking are fine by the spec; encoding and rendering depend on the exact laptop. On 14th-gen HX, update the BIOS microcode. The same chip is far stronger in a thick gaming laptop than a thin one.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-i7-14650hx",363,{"slug":258,"type":258,"question":259,"answer":260,"page":250,"heat":261},"motherboard","What motherboard suits Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, and how should power delivery, memory, and ports be balanced?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 270K Plus runs LGA1851, 800-series chipsets, and DDR5. Overclocking calls for Z890; stock operation suits a well-powered B860; H810 can't handle a high-power 24-core sustained load.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Verify BIOS and CPU support, then weigh GPU, M.2, USB, networking, and VRM cooling. For long compiling or rendering, spend on power delivery and cooling rather than decorative I\u002FO.\u003C\u002Fp>",348,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":263,"answer":264,"page":265,"heat":266},"How does Core i5 14400F handle gaming, and how large is the gap versus cheaper models?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 14400F pairs nicely with a mid-range GPU: 1080p high-refresh exposes CPU single-core, memory, and engine limits, while 1440p\u002F4K is basically the GPU's call.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  When comparing cheaper chips, fix the GPU, memory, driver, and power settings, then look at 1% lows in the same scene. If you game while streaming, recording, or compiling, watch whether the CPU stays fully loaded — extra threads hit the power and cooling ceiling sooner than gaming alone.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-i5-14400f",341,{"slug":268,"type":268,"question":269,"answer":270,"page":255,"heat":266},"power","How much can Core i7 14650HX's performance change between power modes, and when should performance mode be used?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  For short tasks, performance mode doesn't buy much — it's for sustained full-load work. The 14650HX's rated power isn't its actual consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Decide the mode by task length, noise, and cooling headroom. For short jobs, balanced mode is enough and much quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"slug":268,"type":268,"question":272,"answer":273,"page":236,"heat":274},"How much can Core Ultra 7 255HX's performance change between power modes, and when should performance mode be used?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Testing 255HX power modes is the same routine: 10 minutes of all-core load in performance mode, watching Package Power and the GPU power split. This HX generation has solid power policies, but chassis cooling is still the ceiling. Plugged in for gaming or rendering? Performance mode, and accept the fan noise. Unplugged office work? Balanced mode—battery life matters more.\u003C\u002Fp>",339,{"slug":276,"type":277,"question":278,"answer":279,"page":236,"heat":280},"battery","general","How long can a laptop with Core Ultra 7 255HX last for office work and gaming away from the charger?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 255HX platform manages ~5 hours of light office work; gaming needs the charger. Off AC, the saving trio is hybrid graphics, 60Hz, and balanced mode. Background apps and screen brightness affect runtime more than the CPU model — align those before comparing two machines. For long runtime, buy a thin-and-light, not an HX.\u003C\u002Fp>",337,{"slug":276,"type":277,"question":282,"answer":283,"page":255,"heat":284},"How long can a laptop with Core i7 14650HX last for office work and gaming away from the charger?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Runtime is a system metric: capacity, display, and light-load draw decide office battery life, while dGPU power and the charger decide gaming. The 14650HX alone cannot predict hours. Unplugged gaming on an HX machine is basically unrealistic; for office runtime, focus on battery Wh and hybrid-graphics settings.\u003C\u002Fp>",326,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":286,"answer":287,"page":250,"heat":288},"How does Core Ultra 7 270K Plus handle gaming, and how large is the gap versus cheaper models?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread desktop part (Arrow Lake, no Hyper-Threading). 1080p high refresh checks CPU single-core speed, memory, and the engine; 1440p balances CPU and GPU; 4K is usually GPU-led. The 24 cores shine when compiling, streaming, or rendering at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  When comparing cheaper chips, fix the GPU, memory, driver, and BIOS power settings, then compare frame times in the same scene. Core count can't replace testing — don't claim FPS from it. As a gaming pick its value is mediocre; productivity is where it belongs.\u003C\u002Fp>",320,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":290,"answer":291,"page":292,"heat":293},"How many cores and threads does Core i5 14600KF have, and is it suitable for gaming and productivity?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 14600KF has 14 cores and 20 threads (6P + 8E) with no iGPU, the sweet-spot i5 of 2023.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Handles gaming and light productivity, and 20 threads cover rendering and compiling. KF has no integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is required, for a small saving over the 14600K.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fcpu\u002Fintel\u002Fcore-i5-14600kf",319,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":295,"answer":296,"page":209,"heat":297},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 5 325 have, and is it suitable for gaming and productivity?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  8 cores, 8 threads (no hyperthreading) on the LGA1851 platform — a mid-range desktop chip. For most people, gaming plus office plus light-to-mid productivity sits right in its comfort zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  It's one of the better value picks in Intel's current mainstream stack: noticeably cheaper than hyperthreading high-end SKUs while gaming gaps are small.\u003C\u002Fp>",315,[299,321],{"page":42,"isCompared":168,"list":300},[301,305,309,313,317],{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":302,"answer":303,"page":42,"heat":304},"How should the core and thread counts of Core i9 14900KF be understood, and do more cores help in games?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 14900KF is the 14900K without integrated graphics — same 24 cores and 32 threads, usually a bit cheaper. With a discrete GPU in the build, K and KF behave identically day to day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The only real difference: no iGPU means no display when troubleshooting a dead GPU. And as always with 14th gen — verify warranty; only buy boxed units with the five-year coverage.\u003C\u002Fp>",235,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":306,"answer":307,"page":42,"heat":308},"How does Core i9 14900KF handle gaming, and how large is the gap versus cheaper models?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The Core i9 14900KF is 24 cores and 32 threads (8 performance + 16 efficiency) on Raptor Lake, LGA1700, 3.2GHz base and 6.0GHz max turbo, 36MB L3, 253W TDP, launched Q4 2023. Gaming mirrors the 14900K: behind X3D parts at 1080p high refresh, even at 1440p, GPU-bound at 4K — productivity is its real home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Pair the GPU by resolution and monitor; a cheap CPU is no reason to stretch on the card — the two decisions are unrelated. Versus cheaper parts like the 14600K, the gap shows in productivity and 1080p 1% lows, and largely disappears in average frames above 1440p.\u003C\u002Fp>",223,{"slug":247,"type":247,"question":310,"answer":311,"page":42,"heat":312},"What cooler does Core i9 14900KF need, and how do gaming and sustained all-core loads differ?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Cooling matches the 14900K: a dual tower for gaming, a 360mm AIO for sustained all-core work. The chip's power draw is high, so do not compress the cooling budget.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Run one ten-minute all-core load; stable clocks and sane temperatures mean the cooling setup is done.\u003C\u002Fp>",215,{"slug":258,"type":258,"question":314,"answer":315,"page":42,"heat":316},"What motherboard suits Core i9 14900KF, and how should power delivery, memory, and ports be balanced?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 14900KF is the same as the 14900K: Z790 or B760 by need, with DDR4 or DDR5 as separate versions. The KF has no iGPU, so the build requires a discrete GPU from day one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  At platform end of life, don't invest heavily in the board, and updating BIOS to a microcode-fixed version is mandatory.\u003C\u002Fp>",206,{"slug":177,"type":177,"question":318,"answer":319,"page":42,"heat":320},"Where does the iGPU money the 14900KF saves pay off best in an AI build?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  An iGPU has no speaking role in the AI division of labor, so the 14900KF cutting it for a discount is aimed right. Generation and throughput belong to the discrete GPU; the CPU side takes prompt prefill, embedding and quantized-inference fallback across 24 cores and 32 threads, with a 6GHz turbo keeping single-stream interaction responsive and VNNI smoothing INT8 work. The only cost is boot — no discrete card, no picture — and this build already contains one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The buyer profile is plain: GPU confirmed, gaming plus small local models wanted, no wish to fund an iGPU that would sit idle. Push dual-channel DDR5 toward the 192GB ceiling so quantized models keep breathing room. If no discrete card is decided yet, walk past the KF — that boot gate is real, and the iGPU-carrying 14900K is the one that will light up for you.\u003C\u002Fp>",162,{"page":114,"isCompared":168,"list":322},[323,327,331,335,339],{"slug":258,"type":258,"question":324,"answer":325,"page":114,"heat":326},"What motherboard suits Core Ultra 9 285K, and how should power delivery, memory, and ports be balanced?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 285K requires LGA1851 and DDR5 — DDR4 won't work. Z890 suits K-series tuning, while B860 fits managed-power builds.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Verify the board's CPU support list and BIOS version before installing. LGA1851 boards are priced normally by 2026, so no flagship premium is needed.\u003C\u002Fp>",291,{"slug":247,"type":247,"question":328,"answer":329,"page":114,"heat":330},"What cooler does Core Ultra 9 285K need, and how do gaming and sustained all-core loads differ?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Arrow Lake is efficient: a dual-tower air cooler or 240mm AIO covers gaming, with 280\u002F360mm reserved for sustained all-core work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  At the same core count it cools far more easily than the older platform, so a 14900K-class cooling plan is unnecessary. One all-core verification run settles it.\u003C\u002Fp>",281,{"slug":188,"type":188,"question":332,"answer":333,"page":114,"heat":334},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 9 285K have, and is it suitable for gaming and productivity?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 285K is a 24-core, 24-thread chip (no Hyper-Threading) — Intel's Arrow Lake desktop flagship on LGA1851. Its launch gaming performance flopped, then microcode updates fixed a fair share of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  By 2026 its role is clear: strong productivity, great efficiency, mediocre gaming — and a far saner price than launch. Buy it for work, not for games.\u003C\u002Fp>",269,{"slug":171,"type":171,"question":336,"answer":337,"page":114,"heat":338},"How should a GPU be paired with Core Ultra 9 285K for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K gaming?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 285K's gaming: after microcode updates it's back to normal levels at 1080p high refresh, but still behind same-price X3D parts. At 1440p\u002F4K it's all GPU.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Gamers should check the frame gap against same-price X3D chips before buying. It earns its keep in compiling and rendering — gaming is not its selling point.\u003C\u002Fp>",257,{"slug":177,"type":177,"question":340,"answer":341,"page":114,"heat":342},"Should the 285K's claimed 36 TOPS be trusted as real local AI muscle?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Read the 285K's 36 TOPS as a combined CPU-plus-NPU number, not a block of standalone LLM compute. The NPU's low-power lane is what carries always-on jobs like meeting backgrounds, denoise and Windows AI helpers, and it does that at a near-negligible power draw. The CPU part is 24 cores at 5.7GHz with VNNI, useful for short INT8 quantized inference runs, but feed it a genuine LLM workload and the limits surface quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  It earns its place when you want an unlocked K chip with desktop AI acceleration on the side. Reading 36 TOPS as a ticket to local image generation is the wrong math, and that budget belongs in a discrete GPU. Filling dual-channel DDR5 toward 256GB moves CPU-side inference more than chasing extra megahertz does.\u003C\u002Fp>",187,[344,348,352,358,361,365,369,373,377,381,383,386,390,394,396,400,403,405,409,412],{"slug_a":345,"slug_b":346,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":347},"core-i7-13645hx","core-i7-13700hx",131,{"slug_a":349,"slug_b":350,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":351},"ryzen-threadripper-pro-3955wx","xeon-platinum-9282",81,{"slug_a":353,"slug_b":354,"name_a":355,"name_b":356,"i_heat":357},"core-i5-12490f","core-i5-13600kf","Intel® Core™ i5-12490F Processor","Intel® Core™ i5-13600KF Processor",76,{"slug_a":359,"slug_b":360,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":357},"core-ultra-9-275hx","core-ultra-9-290hx-plus",{"slug_a":362,"slug_b":363,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":364},"core-i5-1340pe","core-i5-13600h",71,{"slug_a":366,"slug_b":367,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":368},"core-i7-14650hx","core-ultra-7-251hx",70,{"slug_a":370,"slug_b":371,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":372},"core-i5-13600t","core-ultra-5-245hx",65,{"slug_a":374,"slug_b":375,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":376},"core-ultra-7-255h","core-ultra-7-356h",57,{"slug_a":378,"slug_b":379,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":380},"ryzen-9-8945hx","ryzen-9-9955hx",52,{"slug_a":367,"slug_b":382,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":380},"core-ultra-7-255hx",{"slug_a":384,"slug_b":385,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":95},"core-m-5y71","ryzen-ai-5-340",{"slug_a":387,"slug_b":388,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":389},"core-i5-14400f","core-i5-14490f",48,{"slug_a":391,"slug_b":392,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":393},"core-i3-1215ue","core-i3-12300he",47,{"slug_a":382,"slug_b":375,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":395},46,{"slug_a":397,"slug_b":398,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":399},"core-i5-14600kf","core-ultra-5-250k-plus",44,{"slug_a":401,"slug_b":402,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":399},"core-ultra-5-225h","core-ultra-5-235h",{"slug_a":404,"slug_b":360,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":399},"core-i9-13900hx",{"slug_a":406,"slug_b":407,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":408},"core-i9-10980xe-extreme-edition","ryzen-9-pro-9965",42,{"slug_a":402,"slug_b":410,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":411},"core-ultra-5-235hx",41,{"slug_a":413,"slug_b":414,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":411},"core-ultra-7-265k","core-ultra-7-270k-plus"]