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Enable performance mode when sustained throughput improves by more than about 5% and noise is acceptable; below about 5%, balanced mode avoids extra power without a meaningful gain.\u003C\u002Fp>",299,{"slug":205,"type":206,"question":207,"answer":208,"page":42,"heat":209},"battery","general","How long can a laptop with Core Ultra 9 275HX last for office work and gaming away from the charger?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 275HX is a 24-core HX flagship with a high power baseline, so office runtime can't match thin-and-lights. Estimate under fixed conditions: read actual full-charge Wh from the battery report, log 20 minutes of office use at 60Hz with hybrid graphics and balanced mode, and divide usable Wh by average draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Gaming is a separate matter — the dGPU drains fast, and unplugged gaming usually ends within an hour or two, which is simply the norm for HX laptops.\u003C\u002Fp>",298,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":211,"answer":212,"page":42,"heat":213},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 9 275HX 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 9 275HX has 24 cores and 24 threads, with 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores and no Hyper-Threading. HX is a high-power mobile platform: high-refresh 1080p still depends on performance-core response and the GPU, while 1440p and 4K lean more on the GPU. Compiling, encoding, editing, and CPU rendering can use 24 threads, but check sustained CPU package power, discrete-GPU TGP, and shared cooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Look for a sustained power log longer than a short boost burst; the same 275HX can produce different long-workload results under different performance modes and cooling assemblies.\u003C\u002Fp>",283,{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":215,"answer":216,"page":42,"heat":217},"Is a laptop with Core Ultra 9 275HX 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 9 275HX is a 24-core\u002F24-thread HX flagship; in gaming the CPU is almost never the bottleneck — the GPU and the chassis power design are. HX chips carry many cores and draw a lot of power, which the whole machine pays for in battery and cooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  High-settings 1440p\u002F4K comes down to GPU usage (log 15 minutes with HWiNFO: GPU ~95% with power near TGP means GPU-limited); 1080p high refresh is when CPU frame time matters. On the same 275HX, TGP and cooling decide actual framerates, so choose by GPU tier first.\u003C\u002Fp>",272,{"slug":168,"type":168,"question":219,"answer":220,"page":42,"heat":221},"With the 275HX sitting 0.1GHz under the 285HX, is the AI discount worth taking?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  In AI terms the 275HX discount costs almost nothing. Its NPU is quoted at about 36 TOPS, the only real gap is 5.4GHz turbo against 5.5GHz on the 285HX, and a laptop power wall eats most of that once clocks settle, leaving chassis cooling to decide which one actually wins. The 0.1GHz is the least valuable part of the comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Spend the difference on a better GPU, more RAM or a nicer display and the AI experience improves more than stepping up half a tier would. Only a buyer with spec-sheet tunnel vision should pay for the higher number. Both chips target NPU light duty plus short CPU bursts, so choose on the machine, not the clocks.\u003C\u002Fp>",202,{"page":117,"isCompared":160,"list":223},[224,228,232,236,240],{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":225,"answer":226,"page":117,"heat":227},"Is a laptop with Core Ultra 9 285HX good enough for gaming, and does the CPU or GPU matter more?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  This is flagship gaming-laptop territory, usually paired with RTX 5080\u002F5090-class GPUs, so games hinge on the card and its TGP.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  1080p high refresh favors the CPU; 1440p\u002F4K favors the GPU, and the same GPU varies by TGP across models.\u003C\u002Fp>",232,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":229,"answer":230,"page":117,"heat":231},"How many cores and threads does Core Ultra 9 285HX have, and is it suitable for gaming and video editing in a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 285HX is a 24-core, 24-thread Arrow Lake-HX flagship without Hyper-Threading. It has fewer threads than the 14900HX but better per-core efficiency and power management.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Strong for editing, rendering, and compiling; gaming depends on the chassis and GPU.\u003C\u002Fp>",220,{"slug":200,"type":200,"question":233,"answer":234,"page":117,"heat":235},"How much can Core Ultra 9 285HX's performance change between power modes, and when should performance mode be used?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Performance mode raises CPU power and fans when plugged in for benchmarks, rendering, and high-frame gaming; balanced for office.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Time the same task in each mode on the same machine; on battery use balanced plus iGPU mode.\u003C\u002Fp>",219,{"slug":205,"type":206,"question":237,"answer":238,"page":117,"heat":239},"How long can a laptop with Core Ultra 9 285HX last for office work and gaming away from the charger?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  On an HX laptop, office runtime comes from dGPU sleep, refresh rate, and battery size; iGPU mode plus 60Hz helps most.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  Gaming realistically needs the charger.\u003C\u002Fp>",215,{"slug":168,"type":168,"question":241,"answer":242,"page":117,"heat":243},"The 285HX spec sheet mirrors the desktop 285K, how much AI survives the move to a laptop?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  The 285HX spec sheet could pass for a desktop 285K with 24 cores, 24 threads and 36MB of L3, and its NPU is quoted around 36 TOPS. Short INT8 runs genuinely land close to desktop results. Endurance is another story: the laptop power envelope throttles sustained loads, and the longer you push, the further the paper advantage shrinks. The NPU ends up the most dependable part here precisely because it was designed for low power and does not fight the chassis for cooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  It fits people who need desktop-scale thread counts on the road and work in short bursts. Anyone expecting the NPU figure to hold up as an always-on local-model engine will be disappointed. The strength of this chip is being ready to compute at a moment's notice, not grinding for hours straight, so check your tolerance for sustained throttling before paying for the desktop-grade sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>",155,[245,250,255,260,265,270,274,278,282,286,291,297,302,307,310,314,318,322,326,331],{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":246,"answer":247,"page":248,"heat":249},"How should a GPU be paired with Core Ultra 5 325 for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K gaming?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  8C\u002F8T is plenty for gaming — the GPU is almost always the bottleneck. 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",429,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":251,"answer":252,"page":253,"heat":254},"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",383,{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":256,"answer":257,"page":258,"heat":259},"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",373,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":261,"answer":262,"page":263,"heat":264},"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",371,{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":266,"answer":267,"page":268,"heat":269},"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",369,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":271,"answer":272,"page":268,"heat":273},"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>",367,{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":275,"answer":276,"page":277,"heat":273},"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",{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":279,"answer":280,"page":263,"heat":281},"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>",364,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":283,"answer":284,"page":277,"heat":285},"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>",361,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":287,"answer":288,"page":289,"heat":290},"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",355,{"slug":292,"type":292,"question":293,"answer":294,"page":295,"heat":296},"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",353,{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":298,"answer":299,"page":300,"heat":301},"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",334,{"slug":303,"type":303,"question":304,"answer":305,"page":295,"heat":306},"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>",332,{"slug":200,"type":200,"question":308,"answer":309,"page":289,"heat":306},"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":200,"type":200,"question":311,"answer":312,"page":277,"heat":313},"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>",328,{"slug":205,"type":206,"question":315,"answer":316,"page":277,"heat":317},"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>",327,{"slug":205,"type":206,"question":319,"answer":320,"page":289,"heat":321},"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>",316,{"slug":158,"type":158,"question":323,"answer":324,"page":295,"heat":325},"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>",308,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":327,"answer":328,"page":329,"heat":330},"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",307,{"slug":180,"type":180,"question":332,"answer":333,"page":300,"heat":334},"How should the core and thread counts of Core i5 14400F be understood, and do more cores help in games?","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  10 cores and 16 threads (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores), and the F suffix means no integrated graphics — you need a discrete GPU to get a picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;line-height:1.5;\">  That's plenty for mainstream gaming and everyday development. Compiling, encoding, and rendering can use the extra threads, but sustained all-core performance is capped by power limits and cooling. And on 13th\u002F14th gen, update the BIOS microcode — Intel fixed a stability issue that affected these.\u003C\u002Fp>",305,[336,340,344,350,353,357,361,365,369,372,376,379,383,387,388,392,396,398,401,405],{"slug_a":337,"slug_b":338,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":339},"core-i7-13645hx","core-i7-13700hx",126,{"slug_a":341,"slug_b":342,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":343},"ryzen-threadripper-pro-3955wx","xeon-platinum-9282",81,{"slug_a":345,"slug_b":346,"name_a":347,"name_b":348,"i_heat":349},"core-i5-12490f","core-i5-13600kf","Intel® Core™ i5-12490F Processor","Intel® Core™ i5-13600KF Processor",76,{"slug_a":39,"slug_b":351,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":352},"core-ultra-9-290hx-plus",74,{"slug_a":354,"slug_b":355,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":356},"core-i5-1340pe","core-i5-13600h",71,{"slug_a":358,"slug_b":359,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":360},"core-i7-14650hx","core-ultra-7-251hx",68,{"slug_a":362,"slug_b":363,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":364},"core-i5-13600t","core-ultra-5-245hx",65,{"slug_a":366,"slug_b":367,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":368},"core-ultra-7-255h","core-ultra-7-356h",54,{"slug_a":359,"slug_b":370,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":371},"core-ultra-7-255hx",52,{"slug_a":373,"slug_b":374,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":375},"ryzen-9-8945hx","ryzen-9-9955hx",50,{"slug_a":377,"slug_b":378,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":375},"core-m-5y71","ryzen-ai-5-340",{"slug_a":380,"slug_b":381,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":382},"core-i5-14400f","core-i5-14490f",48,{"slug_a":384,"slug_b":385,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":386},"core-i3-1215ue","core-i3-12300he",47,{"slug_a":370,"slug_b":367,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":99},{"slug_a":389,"slug_b":390,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":391},"core-ultra-5-225h","core-ultra-5-235h",44,{"slug_a":393,"slug_b":394,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":395},"core-i5-14600kf","core-ultra-5-250k-plus",43,{"slug_a":397,"slug_b":351,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":395},"core-i9-13900hx",{"slug_a":390,"slug_b":399,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":400},"core-ultra-5-235hx",41,{"slug_a":402,"slug_b":403,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":404},"core-i9-10980xe-extreme-edition","ryzen-9-pro-9965",40,{"slug_a":406,"slug_b":407,"name_a":9,"name_b":9,"i_heat":404},"core-ultra-7-265k","core-ultra-7-270k-plus"]