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Intel Core i7-8850H vs Intel Core i7-9850H vs Intel Core i7-8559U

Intel Core i7-8850H

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The Intel Core i7-8850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and will be announced early 2018. The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.3 GHz (4.1 with 4 cores, 4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. As a high-end model, the i7-8850H is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Intel Core i7-9850H

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The Intel Core i7-9850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.6 GHz (4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i7-8850H, the 9850H offers only improved clock rates.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. Compared to the i7-8850H, the performance improved only slightly.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Intel Core i7-8559U

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The Intel Core i7-8559U is a quad-core SoC for notebooks based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced in April 2018. Compared to its predecessor Core i7-7567U, the CPU is now a quad-core with Hyperthreading support for the execution of up to 8 threads simultaneously. The base frequency is 2.7 GHz, but the Turbo goes all the way up to 4.5 GHz. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 GPU with 128 MB eDRAM, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to faster Core i5 models with eDRAM and 28 Watts, the i5-8559U features 8 MB smart cache and the fastest clock of the Iris Plus GPU.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Kaby Lake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

Clocked at up to 4.5 GHz, the Core i7-8559U is currently the fastest quad core ULV from Intel. Whether these speeds can be maintained in practice depends on the cooling capabilities of the laptop, but the performance should be above the Core i7-8650U due to the increased TDPConsidering the clocks of the Core i7-8559U, its performance should be between the 15W models Core i5-8350U and Core i7-8550U. The i5-8259U should still be faster than the i7-8550U in practice thanks to the increased TDP, especially during sustained workloads.

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 655 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Coffee Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-1200 MHz  and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 930M or 940MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Plus 650, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm++ process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel specifies the TDP with 28 Watts, which can be reduced to 23 Watts (cTDP Down) depending on the usage scenario. The TDP is pretty high compared to the common 15-Watt TDP for quad-core processors, but allows a better utilization of CPU and GPU Turbo.

ModelIntel Core i7-8850HIntel Core i7-9850HIntel Core i7-8559U
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-HCoffee Lake-HCoffee Lake-U
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-U
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H « 2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H « 2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8559U « 2.7 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8557U1.7 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8269U2.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8279U2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8259U2.3 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8257U1.4 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8109U3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2600 - 4300 MHz2600 - 4600 MHz2700 - 4500 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB1.5 MB1 MB
L3 Cache9 MB12 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 126 / 124 / 8
TDP45 Watt45 Watt28 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440FCBGA1528
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE 4.2
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (300 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$395 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8850H
31.9 pt (44%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-9850H
32.9 pt (46%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8559U
32.7 pt (45%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
5742 Points (5%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1096 Points (47%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 422     avg: 435.3     median: 441 (49%)     max: 443 Points
min: 425     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (49%)     max: 454 Points
466 Points (52%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2302     avg: 2516     median: 2522 (6%)     max: 2724 Points
min: 1800     avg: 2114     median: 2114 (5%)     max: 2428 Points
1691 Points (4%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 929     avg: 1122     median: 1090 (7%)     max: 1276 Points
min: 1114     avg: 1205     median: 1230 (8%)     max: 1272 Points
798 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 176     avg: 180.4     median: 181.5 (55%)     max: 185 Points
min: 192     avg: 193.8     median: 193 (58%)     max: 196.5 Points
188 Points (57%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 10.95     avg: 12.9     median: 13.9 (18%)     max: 14.02 Points
12.5 Points (16%)
7.3 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2     avg: 2     median: 2 (51%)     max: 2.08 Points
2.1 Points (53%)
2.2 Points (54%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6658     avg: 6758     median: 6766 (41%)     max: 6841 Points
7169 Points (43%)
7249 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 31284     avg: 34134     median: 34216.5 (25%)     max: 36819 Points
31938 Points (23%)
23215 Points (17%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
42090 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9224 Points (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
278 s (3%)
234.6 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
8.3 s (2%)
6.5 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5922 Points (9%)
5621 Points (9%)
6656 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 30761     avg: 31802     median: 30851 (18%)     max: 33794 MIPS
min: 25786     avg: 29714     median: 31087 (18%)     max: 32268 MIPS
min: 22033     avg: 26302     median: 26301.5 (15%)     max: 30570 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4558     avg: 4684     median: 4689 (56%)     max: 4804 MIPS
min: 5020     avg: 5066     median: 5086 (61%)     max: 5092 MIPS
min: 4826     avg: 5499     median: 5498.5 (66%)     max: 6171 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 64.9     avg: 71.4     median: 71.4 (25%)     max: 77.8 fps
68.3 fps (24%)
45.6 fps (16%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 214.2     avg: 216.1     median: 216.1 (50%)     max: 218 fps
201.3 fps (46%)
191.4 fps (44%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 7.35     avg: 8.1     median: 7.6 (13%)     max: 9.2 fps
min: 7     avg: 8.4     median: 9 (16%)     max: 9.1 fps
min: 5.523     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (10%)     max: 5.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.7 GB/s (0%)
0.8 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.2 GB/s (21%)
1.2 GB/s (21%)
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
7.4 GB/s (19%)
7.4 GB/s (19%)
5 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 401     avg: 461.7     median: 490.1 (3%)     max: 494.1 Seconds
min: 411     avg: 459.3     median: 415 (3%)     max: 552 Seconds
min: 650     avg: 666     median: 666 (5%)     max: 682 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.679     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.702 sec
0.6 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7821     avg: 9758     median: 10516 (22%)     max: 10938 Points
min: 9137     avg: 10056     median: 10056 (21%)     max: 10975 Points
8313 Points (18%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.7 s (2%)
8.2 s (2%)
8.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
19.6 s (1%)
18.1 s (1%)
18.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
483 s (2%)
467.6 s (2%)
464.1 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
43508 Points (38%)
min: 26292     avg: 34763     median: 37665 (33%)     max: 40333 Points
24670 Points (22%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10412     avg: 11789     median: 11475 (31%)     max: 13258 Points
min: 9987     avg: 11361     median: 11512 (31%)     max: 12585 Points
9162 Points (25%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 49043     avg: 56648     median: 58913.5 (48%)     max: 59720 Points
min: 54664     avg: 57802     median: 56870 (46%)     max: 61872 Points
52765 Points (43%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 49398     avg: 53724     median: 53724 (44%)     max: 58050 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 38527     avg: 46153     median: 46152.5 (39%)     max: 53778 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7210     avg: 9823     median: 9689 (25%)     max: 11359 Points
min: 8390     avg: 9853     median: 9841 (25%)     max: 11328 Points
7377 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 11232     avg: 15307     median: 16278 (29%)     max: 17107 Points
min: 14059     avg: 15802     median: 15330 (27%)     max: 18016 Points
10418 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4099     avg: 5052     median: 4941 (21%)     max: 6116 Points
min: 4588     avg: 5605     median: 5953 (25%)     max: 6275 Points
3625 Points (15%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1121 Points (47%)
1150 Points (49%)
723 Points (31%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4908 Points (9%)
5270 Points (9%)
3660 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1006 Points (4%)
min: 1135     avg: 1169     median: 1169 (5%)     max: 1203 Points
1150 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4860 Points (15%)
min: 5353     avg: 5620     median: 5619.5 (18%)     max: 5886 Points
4440 Points (14%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5044     avg: 5258     median: 5261 (53%)     max: 5464 Points
min: 5320     avg: 5509     median: 5594 (56%)     max: 5614 Points
min: 5372     avg: 5384     median: 5383.5 (54%)     max: 5395 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20696     avg: 22439     median: 22631.5 (25%)     max: 23797 Points
min: 18098     avg: 22010     median: 23715 (26%)     max: 24218 Points
min: 17702     avg: 18095     median: 18095 (20%)     max: 18488 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5376 Points (73%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
20077 Points (49%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
16848 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4494 Points (67%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
9111 Points (73%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
10023 Points (91%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
16013 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
15397 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
13909 Points (36%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 981     avg: 1078     median: 1064.5 (1%)     max: 1220 ms
min: 1010     avg: 1018     median: 1015 (1%)     max: 1028 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
76.1 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 33685     avg: 35133     median: 35232 (32%)     max: 36544 Points
min: 38630     avg: 39090     median: 39091 (35%)     max: 39548 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
194 Points (40%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
830 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
74.2 Watt (14%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
10.8 Points per Watt (8%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8850H → 100% n=34

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-9850H → 102% n=34

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8559U → 84% n=34

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