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Intel Core i9-11980HK

Intel i9-11980HK

The Intel Core i9-11980HK is a high-end octa-core SoC for gaming 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. Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).

The SoC also features the improved Xe graphics adapter called UHD Graphics with all 32 EUs active.

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.

Professional management features like Intel vPro, SIPP or TXT are not supported by the 11980HK unlike the similar i9-11950H and Xeon W-11955M (with ECC support).

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

Performance

The average 11980HK in our database matches the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in multi-thread performance, rendering the i9 a fairly powerful (if a little underwhelming) CPU, as of late 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 62 W, the MSI WE76 11UM-456 is among the fastest laptops built around the 11980HK that we know of. It can be about 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

The Core i9 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W to 65 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance.

The i9-11980HK is built with Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for average, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

SeriesIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameTiger Lake-HK
Clock Rate3300 - 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)55 Watt
Manufacturing Technology10 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketBGA1787
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
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
39.7 pt (55%)
AMD E1-2100
2.47 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
39.1 -2%
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
39.1 -2%
Intel Core i7-1260P
39.2 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
39.2 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
39.3 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
39.3 -1%
Intel Core i5-1340P
39.3 -1%
Intel Core i5-13420H
39.5 -1%
Intel Core i7-1355U
39.6 0%
Intel Core i9-11980HK
39.7
Intel Core i7-1280P
39.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735H
39.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
39.9 1%
Intel Core i9-11950H
40.2 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
40.3 2%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
40.4 2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
40.4 2%
Intel Core i9-11900H
40.5 2%
Intel Core i5-12500H
40.5 2%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
57 44%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
72.1 82%
0%
100%
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
92 Points (64%)
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Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
638 Points (12%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 8459     avg: 10923     median: 10923 (10%)     max: 13387 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1505     avg: 1559     median: 1559 (66%)     max: 1613 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 572     avg: 593     median: 594 (66%)     max: 622 Points
+ 7 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3779     avg: 4578     median: 4568.5 (11%)     max: 5256 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1696     avg: 2055     median: 2152 (14%)     max: 2287 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 224     avg: 231     median: 230 (69%)     max: 244 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
21.1 Points (27%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.8 Points (69%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9626 points (58%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
52116 points (38%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
243.3 s (3%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.5 s (2%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 45226     avg: 51899     median: 53426 (31%)     max: 56759 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5428     avg: 5643     median: 5668 (68%)     max: 5735 MIPS
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.1     avg: 14.9     median: 15.8 (28%)     max: 16.3 fps
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 231     avg: 256.8     median: 256 (2%)     max: 284 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.545     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.565 sec
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.8 s (1%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
14.7 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
350 s (2%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 16395     avg: 17810     median: 17855.5 (48%)     max: 19134 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 14068     avg: 15159     median: 15240 (39%)     max: 16086 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 21177     avg: 23584     median: 24563 (44%)     max: 25301 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8845     avg: 9358     median: 9114 (38%)     max: 10357 Points
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2250 points (68%)
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
9970 points (39%)
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1561     avg: 1625     median: 1627 (69%)     max: 1679 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8786     avg: 9523     median: 9813 (18%)     max: 10081 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 608     avg: 620     median: 621.5 (1%)     max: 630 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
72523 Points (65%)
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 278     avg: 281.2     median: 279 (58%)     max: 286 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1674 Points (64%)
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 97.7     avg: 108.9     median: 103 (18%)     max: 126 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 102     avg: 124     median: 110 (20%)     max: 160 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 12.9     avg: 18.4     median: 19.9 (15%)     max: 22.4 Points per Watt
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Reviews for the Intel Core i9-11980HK processor

MSI WE76 in review: Mobile workstation goes for maximum performance

MSI WE76 in review: Mobile workstation goes for maximum performance

MSI introduces the WE76, a powerful mobile workstation that is based on the GE76 gaming laptop. Besides a professional RTX GPU from Nvidia, the WE76 also impres...
Intel Core i9-11980HK | NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU | 17.30" | 2.9 kg
MSI GE76 Raider 11UH

MSI GE76 Raider 11UH in review: High-end gaming laptop offers fast 360 Hz display

MSI has equipped the GE76 Raider with a new CPU and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080, which is currently the most powerful graphics card for laptops. Our review will r...
Intel Core i9-11980HK | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU | 17.30" | 3 kg
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD

Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD laptop review: 4K HDR meets RTX 3080

Not only does the Aero 17 HDR YD come with an HDR-capable 4K display, but it is also run by an Intel Core i9-11980HK. Our test will show what this can do in com...
Intel Core i9-11980HK | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU | 17.30" | 2.8 kg

Dell XPS 17 9710-9XMHG: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Dell XPS 17 9710-9XMHG

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-52-NH.QCNEX.003: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 3.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-52-NH.QCNEX.003

Aorus 17X YD: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 3.8 kg
  External Review » Aorus 17X YD

MSI GE76 Raider 11UH 4K i9 3080: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.9 kg
  External Review » MSI GE76 Raider 11UH 4K i9 3080

Lenovo Legion 7 16ITH6, 11980HK 3080: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 16.00", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Legion 7 16ITH6, 11980HK 3080

MSI GE76 Raider 11UH-472US: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 3 kg
  External Review » MSI GE76 Raider 11UH

Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD

MSI GE76 Raider 11UH-082: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.9 kg
  External Review » MSI GE76 Raider 11UH-082

Acer Predator Helios 500, i9-11980HK RTX 3080: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 3.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500, i9-11980HK RTX 3080

MSI WE76 11UM-456: NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.9 kg
   » MSI's WE76 mobile workstation combines a matte 4K AdobeRGB panel with the super powerful Nvidia RTX A5000

MSI GE76 Raider 11UH-472US: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 3 kg
   » MSI GE76 Raider 11UH: Gaming laptop receives subtle improvements

Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 17.30", 2.8 kg
   » Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XD: Flagship for creators and gamers

   » Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD: Even more performance with Tiger Lake

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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 Core i3-1110G4
   2x 2.5 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Celeron 6305
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Intel Celeron 6205
   2x
» Intel Pentium Gold 7505
   2x 2 GHz - 3.5 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
   8x 3.3 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
   8x 3.3 GHz - 4.9 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
   8x 3.3 GHz - 4.9 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
   8x 3.2 GHz - 4.7 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
   8x 3.2 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i9-11980HK
   8x 3.3 GHz - 5 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
   8x 3.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
- Intel Core i9-11900H
   8x 2.5 GHz - 4.9 GHz
- Intel Core i5-12600HX
   12x 1.8 GHz - 4.6 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
   8x 3.3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-12600H
   12x 2 GHz - 4.5 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2021-02-27)