Intel Core i9-10980HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i9-10980HK features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-10980HK, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1440 socket.
Name: Intel Core i9-10980HK
Family: Intel Core i9
Group: Intel Core i 10000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10980HK has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10980HK is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.3 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-10980HK has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-10980HK uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.25 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 45.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 45.8 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10980HK is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1440
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake H
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 583 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
15914
15914
Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
15914
15914
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
15906
15906
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
15850
15850
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
15829
15829

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
9971
9971
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
9945
9945
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
9923
9923
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
9894
9894
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
9704
9704

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1365UE
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
7786
7786
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
7782
7782
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
7767
7767
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7745
7745
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
7729
7729

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 GHz
7563
7563
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
7545
7545
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
7540
7540
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7488
7488
AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
7485
7485

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
4529
4529
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
4519
4519
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
4492
4492
Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
4467
4467
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
4421
4421

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3644
3644
Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3644
3644
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
3643
3643
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
3629
3629
Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
3629
3629

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1688
1688
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
1684
1684
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1676
1676
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1672
1672
AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
1671
1671

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1644
1644
Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
15C 30T @ 2.8 GHz
1630
1630
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1627
1627
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1617
1617
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
1615
1615

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
1301
1301
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
1300
1300
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1299
1299
Intel Xeon Gold 6354
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
1298
1298
AMD EPYC 7663
56C 112T @ 2.0 GHz
1298
1298

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1294
1294
Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1294
1294
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1294
1294
Intel Core i9-9900KF
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1294
1294
Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1294
1294

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
509
509
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 3.5 GHz
509
509
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
507
507
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
506
506
Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
503
503

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
134
134
Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
134
134
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
134
134
Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
134
134
Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
134
134