i9-10880H vs Ultra 7 155H

Place in the ranking	425	827
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	53.33	19.39
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$503	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H basic parameters such as 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	22	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H 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	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Maximum memory size	96 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.25 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ultra 7 155H 15.78
+71.1%

i9-10880H 9.22

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.

Ultra 7 155H 25070
+71.2%

i9-10880H 14642

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ultra 7 155H 2385
+33.1%

i9-10880H 1791

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ultra 7 155H 255
+19.7%

i9-10880H 213

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.78	9.22
Recency	14 December 2023	2 April 2020
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	22	16
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt

Ultra 7 155H has a 71.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 155H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10880H in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i9-10880H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.