Intel Core i9-11950H: specs and benchmarks

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Core i9-11950H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads
13.96

Summary

Intel started Core i9-11950H sales 11 May 2021. This is a Tiger Lake-H architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 10 nm SuperFin manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 5000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1787 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at 13.96% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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General info

Core i9-11950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking472
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Tiger Lake
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date11 May 2021 (2 years old)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speed2.6 GHzof 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed5 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache96K (per core)of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)of 36 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFinof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+
Unlocked multiplierNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11950H compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX+
Thermal Monitoring+
Flex Memory Access+
SIPP+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+
StatusDiscontinued

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
Secure Key+
SGX-
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-11950H's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBof 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sof 460.8 (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i9-11950H.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHz
Execution Units32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-11950H's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-11950H's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-11950H's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1
OpenGL4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version4.0of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes20of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-11950H. Overall benchmark performance 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.

i9-11950H 13.96

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i9-11950H 21379

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i9-11950H 1954

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i9-11950H 243

Gaming performance

Relative perfomance

Overall Core i9-11950H performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.


Ryzen 5 8500G 101.43
Core i9-11950H 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i9-11950H is Ryzen 7 7735U, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i9-11950H:

Ryzen 5 8500G 101.43
Core i9-11950H 100

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Recommended GPUs

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