i9-10900X vs 7 230H
Aggregate performance score
Core 7 230H outperforms Core i9-10900X by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 674 | 755 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-H | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.27 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2026) | Cascade Lake-X (2019) |
| Release date | 12 June 2026 (less than a year ago) | 19 October 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s DMI3 MHz |
| L1 cache | 864 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 9.5 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 19.25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 94 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1700 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 94 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 7 230H and Core i9-10900X.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.33 | 13.03 |
| Recency | 12 June 2026 | 19 October 2019 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
7 230H has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
i9-10900X, on the other hand, has 25% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core 7 230H and Intel Core i9-10900X.
Be aware that Core 7 230H is a notebook processor while Core i9-10900X is a desktop one.
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