i5-9300H vs i9-10920X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	391	1246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	53
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	9.45	10.03
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$250

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	94 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	45.741 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10920X and Core i5-9300H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.10	4.95
Recency	19 October 2019	23 April 2019
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	45 Watt

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