Intel Core i5-14401TE vs Intel Core i5-14501TE

Intel Core i5-14401TE

The Intel Core i5-14401TE is a peculiar Raptor Lake family desktop processor (SoC) that has 6 performance cores but 0 efficient cores. It's the lack of E-cores that makes 14X01 chips special.

The product has decently sized level 2 and 3 caches at 12 MB and 24 MB, respectively. Its CPU cores run at up to 4.5 GHz. The UHD 730 serves as the integrated graphics solution. There is no 'proper' NPU here.

The i5 chip is manufactured using the Intel 7 process which is fairly old, as of mid 2025. Its base TDP sits at 45 W by default meaning at least one fan is required to keep it cool.

Performance

While we have not tested a single 14X01 processor as of May 2025, we do know that a single 4.6 GHz Raptor Cove core, like that of an i5-13450HX is good for 102 Cinebench 2024 points and 246 Cinebench R15 points. (The 14401TE is limited to 4.5 GHz, to remind you.) If we multiply the values by 6, we get a reasonably fair projection that sees the 14401TE going neck-and-neck with newer but not particularly powerful chips like Intel's Ultra 5 228V (Lunar Lake product family) as well as older chips of the more powerful kind, like AMD's Ryzen 7 5800H (Cezanne family, Zen 3 architecture). While not particularly impressive, this is most certainly sufficient for any tasks and applications one could run in 2025, top games included.

Intel Core i5-14501TE

The Intel Core i5-14501TE is a peculiar Raptor Lake family desktop processor (SoC) that has 6 performance cores but 0 efficient cores. It's the lack of E-cores that makes 14X01 chips special.

The product has decently sized level 2 and 3 caches at 12 MB and 24 MB, respectively. Its CPU cores run at up to 5.1 GHz. The UHD 770 serves as the integrated graphics solution. There is no 'proper' NPU here.

The i5 chip is manufactured using the Intel 7 process which is fairly old, as of mid 2025. Its base TDP sits at 45 W by default meaning at least one fan is required to keep it cool.

Compared to the cheaper i5-14401TE, the 14501TE comes with faster CPU clock speeds, a faster iGPU, and the vPro Enterprise security/management feature set.

Performance

While we have not tested a single 14X01 processor as of May 2025, we do know that a single 5.0 GHz Raptor Cove core, like that of an i7-13700H is good for 111 Cinebench 2024 points and 269 Cinebench R15 points. (The 14501TE can run at up to 5.1 GHz, to remind you.) By multiplying the values by 6, we get a reasonably accurate projection that sees the 14501TE challenging Intel's Lunar Lake chips of the costlier kind, such as the Ultra 7 268V. Multi-thread performance of this kind is most certainly sufficient for any tasks and applications one could possibly run in 2025, top games included.