Intel Core i9-9980HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i9-9980HK 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 i9-9980HK, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1440 socket.
Name: Intel Core i9-9980HK
Family: Intel Core i9
Group: Intel Core i 9000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9980HK has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9980HK is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.0 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): 5.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-9980HK has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-9980HK 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 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: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9980HK 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: 580 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
14555
14555
Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
14555
14555
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
14481
14481
Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.0 GHz
14480
14480
Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
14474
14474

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
8443
8443
Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
8443
8443
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
8370
8370
Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
8294
8294
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
8249
8249

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
7335
7335
Intel Xeon W-2235
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
7328
7328
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
7301
7301
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
7300
7300
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
7300
7300

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
6960
6960
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
6951
6951
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
6927
6927
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
6908
6908
Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
6897
6897

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
4281
4281
Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
4275
4275
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
4269
4269
Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
4255
4255
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
4255
4255

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
3544
3544
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
3520
3520
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
3503
3503
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
3493
3493
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
3462
3462

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
1615
1615
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
1615
1615
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1607
1607
Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1598
1598
Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1598
1598

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1496
1496
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
1496
1496
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1492
1492
Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1490
1490
Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
1487
1487

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1194
1194
Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
1191
1191
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1186
1186
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
1184
1184
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1184
1184

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1183
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1183
1183
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1183
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1183
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1183
1183

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
490
490
Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
487
487
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
485
485
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
484
484
Intel Xeon E-2276G
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
482
482

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 i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
277
277
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
254.1
254.1
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
251.2
251.2
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

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
197
197
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
197
197
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
196
196
AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
195
195
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
195
195

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
145
145