Intel Core i9-9880H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i9-9880H features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 9 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-9880H, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1440 socket.
Name: Intel Core i9-9880H
Family: Intel Core i9
Group: Intel Core i 9000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9880H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9880H is 2.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.8 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: No
Frequency: 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-9880H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-9880H 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): 1.2 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 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 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: 35 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9880H 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: Coffee Lake H Refresh
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: Q2/2019
Release price: 550 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
14028
14028
AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
13982
13982
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
13961
13961
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
13924
13924
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
13905
13905

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
8805
8805
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
8805
8805
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
8657
8657
Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
8540
8540
Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
8540
8540

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
6489
6489
Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
6488
6488
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
6467
6467
Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
6455
6455
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
6440
6440

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-9700E
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
6120
6120
Intel Core i3-12300T
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
6120
6120
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
6114
6114
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
6065
6065
Intel Xeon E-2226G
6C 6T @ 3.4 GHz
6036
6036

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
3848
3848
Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3848
3848
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
3818
3818
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
8C 16T @ 1.9 GHz
3763
3763
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
3762
3762

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
3520
3520
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
3493
3493
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
3462
3462
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
3457
3457
Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
3455
3455

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
1557
1557
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
1546
1546
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1535
1535
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
1533
1533
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
1532
1532

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1422
1422
Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1422
1422
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1422
1422
Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1422
1422
Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1422
1422

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1162
1162
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
1162
1162
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1162
1162
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1162
1162
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1162
1162

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
1127
1127
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
1127
1127

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
448
448
Intel Core i5-11300H
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
448
448
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
447
447
AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
446
446
AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
446
446

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
290.2
290.2
Intel Core i7-6850K
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
279.7
279.7
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
242.2
242.2
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
241.2
241.2
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
234.1
234.1

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
191
191
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
191
191
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
191
191
Intel Core i7-1068G7
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
191
191
Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
191
191

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

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
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
128
128