Intel Core i9-10980HK
The Intel Core i9-10980HK is a high-end processor for laptops with eight cores based on the Comet Lake architecture (CML-H, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 2.4 and 5.3 GHz (all 8 cores up to 4.4 GHz) and can execute up to sixteen threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The 5.3 GHz can be only achieved below 65°C core temperature (Thermal Velocity Boost), between 65 and 85°C, 5.2 GHz are the maximum and above that 5.1 with restrictions (Turbo Boost 3.0).
The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i9-9980HK , the 10980HK probably offers only increased base clock rates (and maybe multi core turbo clocks). Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).
The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here .
The Core i7-10750H supports no vPro, TXT or SIPP. These business features are available in the similar (and later released) Core i9-10885H (2.4 - 5.3 GHz).
Performance
The performance of the Core i9-10980HK should be higher than the old Core i9-9980HK (2.4 - 5 GHz) thanks to the increased turbo clock speeds. Thanks to the 8 cores and high Turbo speeds, even demanding applications should run very good on the CPU. However, long term performance is always depending on the laptop cooling system and system configuration. At the time of announcement, the i9-10980HK is the fastest Comet Lake-H CPU and fastest laptop CPU on the market.
Graphics
The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9980HK. As a low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.
Power Consumption
Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i9 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.
Beware, the CPU was not yet released at the time of writing and the information is based on leaks and early information.
Series Intel Comet Lake Codename Comet Lake-H Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H Clock Rate 2400 - 5300 MHz Level 1 Cache 512 KB Level 2 Cache 2 MB Level 3 Cache 16 MB Number of Cores / Threads 8 / 16 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 45 Watt Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket FCBGA1440 Features Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1250 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $583 U.S. Announcement Date 04/02/2020 Product Link (external) Intel Comet Lake i9-10980HK
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
46.8 pt (52%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 9597 avg: 10605 median: 10590.5 (17%) max: 11641 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 82% 88% 100% 94%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1228 avg: 1277 median: 1287 (57%) max: 1305 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 99% 98% 100% 94%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 465 avg: 488.2 median: 489 (56%) max: 507 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 96% 98% 100% 95%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3526 avg: 3933 median: 3883 (16%) max: 4487 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 87% 89% 100% 90%
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1606 avg: 1739 median: 1737 (18%) max: 1862 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 94% 90% 100% 95%
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0 95 190 285 380 475 570 665 760 855 950 1045 1140 1235 1330 1425 1520 1615 1710 1805 Tooltip Alienware m15 R4: Ø1567 (1501.78-1606.36)
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SFS BIOS-Update: Ø1504 (1475.69-1614.01)
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SFS: Ø1541 (1518.31-1635.12)
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE: Ø1649 (1629.93-1670.36)
MSI GE66 Raider 10SFS: Ø1610 (1581.15-1708.45)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US: Ø1668 (1647.11-1843.74)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS: Ø1622 (1604.75-1733.1)
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS: Ø1587 (1552.73-1737.47)
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080: Ø1659 (1601.67-1755.16)
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YC: Ø1468 (1385.62-1761.11)
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS: Ø1560 (1527.18-1799.01)
Alienware m17 R3 P45E: Ø1826 (1770.85-1836.46)
Alienware m17 R4: Ø1833 (1809.95-1853.31)
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS Turbo: Ø1671 (1636.19-1862.18)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 198 avg: 206.7 median: 206 (63%) max: 219 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 99% 98% 100% 95%
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6869 points (40%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 43786 avg: 47126 median: 47455 (29%) max: 49275 MIPS
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 94% 100% 100% 98%
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5081 avg: 5386 median: 5437 (65%) max: 5542 MIPS
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 97% 100% 99% 96%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
98.2 fps (36%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
238.5 fps (56%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12 avg: 13 median: 13 (28%) max: 14.6 fps
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 90% 95% 100% 92%
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0 5 10 15 20 Tooltip Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YC: Ø12.5 (1.25-22)
MSI GS66 Stealth 10SFS: Ø12.9 (1.13-21.1)
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS: Ø13.1 (0.9-20.6)
Asus Strix Scar 17 G732LXS: Ø13 (1.17-21.6)
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS Turbo: Ø13.3 (1.33-22.2)
MSI GE66 Raider 10SFS: Ø13.4 (1.18-21.1)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS: Ø13.5 (1.22-21.7)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US: Ø13.5 (1.3-22.8)
Alienware m15 R4: Ø13.4 (1.2-21.8)
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080: Ø13.3 (1.1-20.8)
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE: Ø14 (1.23-22.5)
Alienware m17 R4: Ø14.8 (1.46-23.3)
Alienware m17 R3 P45E: Ø14.9 (1.13-22.1)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.8 GB/s (0%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.1 GB/s (0%)
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 239 avg: 277.4 median: 279 (2%) max: 299 Seconds
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 100% 100% 100% 100%
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.561 avg: 0.6 median: 0.6 (12%) max: 0.596 sec
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 100% 101% 100% 100%
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13573 avg: 13765 median: 13765 (29%) max: 13957 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.8 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 5836%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.2 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
449 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 4914%
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 54332 avg: 56780 median: 56779.5 (53%) max: 59227 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 13629 avg: 16455 median: 16268 (45%) max: 19000 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 94% 100% 84% 77%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
67714 Points (57%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 14150 avg: 15807 median: 16163 (41%) max: 17016 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 92% 98% 100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 19789 avg: 21270 median: 21190.5 (39%) max: 22476 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 94% 92% 100% 94%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8448 avg: 9352 median: 9439 (47%) max: 10020 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 93% 92% 100% 98%
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1283 avg: 1339 median: 1347.5 (58%) max: 1401 points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 98% 100% 99% 95%
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7634 avg: 8175 median: 8155.5 (28%) max: 8666 points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 97% 100% 97% 93%
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1222 avg: 1317 median: 1349 (6%) max: 1380 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7597 avg: 7969 median: 8010 (25%) max: 8300 points
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5615 avg: 5935 median: 5971 (62%) max: 6218 points
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 29927 avg: 31196 median: 30973 (35%) max: 32688 points
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Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5687 points (88%)
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Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
30205 points (74%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 722 avg: 748 median: 745 (1%) max: 764 ms
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 100% 100% 100% 100%
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
57793 Points (60%)
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 232 avg: 242.9 median: 243 (60%) max: 252 Points
CPU TDP ? TDP 54 W TDP 90 W TDP 135 W 100% 100% 97% 97%
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 139 avg: 149.5 median: 149.5 (26%) max: 160 Watt
CPU TDP 54 W TDP 135 W 105% 100%
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 Tooltip Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE: Ø138.9 (135-165)
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080: Ø160 (153-166)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 147 avg: 170.5 median: 170.5 (36%) max: 194 Watt
CPU TDP 54 W TDP 135 W 116% 100%
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0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 Tooltip Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE: Ø146.7 (142-153)
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080: Ø194.4 (185-202)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 9.05 avg: 10.2 median: 10.2 (12%) max: 11.4 Points per Watt
CPU TDP 54 W TDP 135 W 100% 79%
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