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

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
15922
15922
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 4800U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
9974
9974
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
9945
9945
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
9923
9923
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
9555
9555
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
9439
9439

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-12300
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
7834
7834
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
7782
7782
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
7767
7767
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
7729
7729
Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
7680
7680

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
7577
7577
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 GHz
7563
7563
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
7540
7540
Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
7476
7476
Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7471
7471

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
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1688
1688
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1676
1676
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1668
1668
Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 2.6 GHz
1663
1663

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
1671
1671
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-10855M
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
1302
1302
Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
1301
1301
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)

Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
1309
1309
AMD EPYC 7663
56C 112T @ 2.0 GHz
1298
1298
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1294
1294
Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1286
1286
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1283
1283

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
518
518
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
517
517
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 i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
137
137
Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
135
135
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
134
134
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
132
132
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
129
129