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Intel Core i9-11950H

Intel i9-11950H

The Intel Core i9-11950H is a high end octa core SoC for laptops and mobile workstations. It is based on the Tiger Lake H45 generation and was announced in mid 2021. It integrates eight Willow Cove processor cores (16 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and at 45 Watt is at 2.6 GHz. The single core boost speed can reach up to 5 GHz (ITBM 3.0, also two cores), all cores can reach up to 4.5 GHz. The CPU offers 24 MB level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory. Compared to the i9-11980HK, the 11950H offers professional management features like Intel vPro, SIPP or TXT.

Thanks to the new Tiger Lake architecture, the i9-11980HK should be significantly faster than the old Intel Core i9-10980HK (Comet Lake-H, 2.4 - 5.3 GHz, 16 MB L3) in single and multi threaded performance and similar to the Ryzen 9 5980HX (Zen 3, 3.3 - 4.8 GHz, 16 MB L3). Therefore, the i9 should be one of the fastest laptop CPUs in 2021 and well suited for even very demanding tasks.

The SoC also included the improved Xe graphics card called UHD graphics with all 32 EUs.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (20 lanes in the H45 series), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6E in the chip.

The chip is produced on the improved 10nm process (called 10nm SuperFin) at Intel, which should be comparable to the 7nm process at TSMC (e.g. Ryzen 4000 series). The default TDP is rated at 45 W, at 65 Watt the base clock speed increases to 3.3 GHz (cTDP up).

All articles on Tiger Lake can be found on our Tiger Lake architecture hub.

CodenameTiger Lake-H
SeriesIntel Tiger Lake

Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-H

Intel Core i9-11900KB compare3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H « 2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M compare2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H compare2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H compare2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M compare3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B compare3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H compare2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock Rate2600 - 5000 MHz
Level 1 Cache640 KB
Level 2 Cache10 MB
Level 3 Cache24 MB
Number of Cores / Threads8 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology10 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketBGA1787
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, TME
GPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date05/11/2021
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
36.3 pt (60%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -94%
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Intel Core i5-1350P
35.9 -1%
Intel Core i7-1260P
35.9 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
36 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
36 -1%
Intel Core i7-1280P
36.1 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
36.2 0%
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
36.3 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
36.3 0%
Intel Core i9-11900H
36.3 0%
Intel Core i9-11950H
36.3
Intel Core i5-12500H
36.4 0%
Intel Core i7-1355U
36.5 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
36.5 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
36.6 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
36.6 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
36.8 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
37 2%
Intel Core i7-12650H
37.1 2%
Intel Core 7 150U
37.1 2%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50 38%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 66%
0%
100%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 12048     avg: 12394     median: 12206.5 (11%)     max: 13113 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1569     avg: 1596     median: 1591 (67%)     max: 1633 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 610     avg: 620     median: 619.5 (67%)     max: 632 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4471     avg: 4700     median: 4664.5 (11%)     max: 5000 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1827     avg: 1968     median: 1954 (12%)     max: 2130 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 236     avg: 242.5     median: 242.5 (67%)     max: 249 Points
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 50050     avg: 50504     median: 50060 (29%)     max: 51402 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5755     avg: 5816     median: 5773 (68%)     max: 5919 MIPS
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.8     avg: 14.2     median: 14.2 (25%)     max: 14.5 fps
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 244     avg: 253     median: 254 (2%)     max: 261 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.521     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.551 sec
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14110     avg: 16128     median: 16377.5 (40%)     max: 17648 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 14843     avg: 15294     median: 15298 (39%)     max: 15741 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 20287     avg: 22013     median: 22215 (40%)     max: 23335 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5967     avg: 7551     median: 7614.5 (32%)     max: 9007 Points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1623     avg: 1652     median: 1631 (64%)     max: 1702 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7286     avg: 7802     median: 7969 (14%)     max: 8152 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 591     avg: 599     median: 596 (1%)     max: 614 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 74061     avg: 74633     median: 74632.5 (56%)     max: 75204 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 266     avg: 272.3     median: 272.5 (49%)     max: 278 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1483     avg: 1566     median: 1566 (59%)     max: 1649 Points
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 109     avg: 112.3     median: 112.5 (19%)     max: 115 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 108     avg: 121     median: 124 (23%)     max: 128 Watt
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min: 15     avg: 16.3     median: 16.6 (12%)     max: 17 Points per Watt
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HP ZBook Fury 17 G8 Review - Mobile Workstation with 4K DreamColor Display

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4 Review: The best Multimedia Laptop thanks to Core i9 and RTX 3080?

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4 Review: The best Multimedia Laptop thanks to Core i9 and RTX 3080?

The fourth generation of Lenovo’s multimedia laptop ThinkPad X1 Extreme introduces vapor chamber cooling to the series and enables more powerful GPUs, but is th...
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HP ZBook Fury 15 G8 workstation review: The Quadro RTX A5000 is a beast

HP ZBook Fury 15 G8 workstation review: The Quadro RTX A5000 is a beast

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HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 Laptop Review: More Options Than Ever Before

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Intel Core i9-11950H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 15.60" | 1.9 kg

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Dell Precision 7560-DG0HV: NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 7560-DG0HV

Dell Precision 15 7560-DG0HV: NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 15 7560-DG0HV

Dell Precision 5760-YM7K6: NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, 17.00", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 5760-YM7K6

Lenovo ThinkPad P17 G2-20YU000KGE: NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad P17 G2-20YU000KGE

HP ZBook Fury 15 G8: NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP ZBook Fury 15 G8

Dell Precision 15 3561-YWR00: NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 15 3561-YWR00

HP ZBook Studio G8-525U8PA: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » HP ZBook Studio G8-525U8PA

HP ZBook Studio 15 G8: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 1.9 kg
  External Review » HP ZBook Studio 15 G8

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ000VGE: NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ000VGE

Lenovo ThinkPad T15g G2-20YS001YUS: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad T15g G2-20YS001YUS

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 16.00", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE

HP ZBook Power G8, i9-11950H T1200: NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU, 15.60", 1.9 kg
  External Review » HP ZBook Power G8, i9-11950H T1200

HP ZBook Fury 17 G8-4A6A9EA: NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.9 kg
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Other CPUs of the series Tiger Lake

» Intel Core i9-11900KB
   8x 3.3 GHz - 5.3 GHz
» Intel Core i9-11980HK
   8x 3.3 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-11900H
   8x 2.5 GHz - 4.9 GHz
» Intel Core i9-11950H
   8x 2.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Xeon W-11955M
   8x 2.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-11850H
   8x 2.5 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-11800H
   8x 2.3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-11600H
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Xeon W-11855M
   6x 3.2 GHz - 4.9 GHz
» Intel Core i5-11500H
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-11500B
   6x 3.3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-11400H
   6x 2.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-11260H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-11390H
   4x 3.4 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-11375H
   4x 3.3 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1195G7
   4x 2.9 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-11370H
   4x 3.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1185G7
   4x 3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1165G7
   4x 2.8 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1155G7
   4x 2.5 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-11320H
   4x 3.2 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-11300H
   4x 3.1 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1145G7
   4x 2.6 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1135G7
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1180G7
   4x 2.2 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-1160G7
   4x 2.1 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1140G7
   4x 1.8 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i5-1130G7
   4x 1.8 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i3-1125G4
   4x 2 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» Intel Core i3-1115G4
   2x 3 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i3-1120G4
   4x 1.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Pentium Gold 7505
   2x 2 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i3-1110G4
   2x 2.5 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Celeron 6305
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Intel Celeron 6205
   2x

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i5-12500H
   12x 1.8 GHz - 4.5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
   8x 3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-1360P
   12x 1.6 GHz - 5 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-1280P
   14x 1.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
+ Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
   8x 3.3 GHz - 5.1 GHz
» Intel Core i9-11950H
   8x 2.6 GHz - 5 GHz
- Intel Xeon W-11955M
   8x 2.6 GHz - 5 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
   8x 3.2 GHz - 4.75 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735H
   8x 3.2 GHz - 4.75 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
   8x 3.2 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
   8x 3.2 GHz - 4.7 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2021-05-11)