Core i7-10875H vs Core i9-9980HK

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Aggregated performance score

Core i9-9980HK
2019
8 cores / 16 threads
9.23
Core i7-10875H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads
9.75
+5.6%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking756712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9Intel Comet Lake
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date23 April 2019 (4 years old)2 April 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$583$450
Current price$1084 (1.9x MSRP)$2012 (4.5x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i9-9980HK 9.23
i7-10875H 9.75
+5.6%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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%

i9-9980HK 14136
i7-10875H 14938
+5.7%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 6% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i9-9980HK 1427
i7-10875H 1515
+6.2%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 6% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i9-9980HK 6274
i7-10875H 6559
+4.5%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 5% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i9-9980HK 7970
+2.1%
i7-10875H 7803

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Core i7-10875H by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i9-9980HK 44455
i7-10875H 44805
+0.8%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 1% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i9-9980HK 13208
+2%
i7-10875H 12945

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Core i7-10875H by 2% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i9-9980HK 17
i7-10875H 19
+8.7%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 9% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

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%

i9-9980HK 1624
+1.9%
i7-10875H 1595

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Core i7-10875H by 2% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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%

i9-9980HK 201
i7-10875H 202
+0.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i9-9980HK 2.28
i7-10875H 2.4
+5.3%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 10.2
i7-10875H 10.3
+1%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 1% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 7351
i7-10875H 7473
+1.7%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 2% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 238
i7-10875H 242
+1.8%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 2% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 94
i7-10875H 103
+9.8%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 10% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i9-9980HK 30099
i7-10875H 30783
+2.3%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 2% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i9-9980HK 6002
i7-10875H 6013
+0.2%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.23 9.75
Recency 23 April 2019 2 April 2020
Cost $583 $450

We couldn't decide between Core i9-9980HK and Core i7-10875H. The differences in performance seem too small.


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