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Intel Core i9-9880H

The Intel Core i9-9880H is a high-end processor for laptops with eight cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.3 - 4.8 GHz (4.1 GHz with 8 cores) and can execute up to sixteen threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The 4.8 GHz can only be reached using the "Thermal Velocity Boost" which allows one core to boost to 4.8 GHz (+200 MHz) as long as the CPU temperature is below 50°C. Multiple cores can be boosted +100 MHz below 50°C (not verified). Compared to the predecessor, the Core i9-8950HK, the 9980H is based on the same architecture but offers 2 more cores.

According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. The i9-8950HK is the fastest model of the Coffee-Lake-H series at the time of announcement and offers an unlocked multiplier for overclocking of the CPU.

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 33% compared to a similar clocked predecessor and even up to 100% compared to older Kaby-Lake quad-cores. Single thread performance however only improved slightly and the multi-core performance is heavily depending on the cooling.

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. 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 i9 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions.

SeriesIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-H

Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H

Intel Core i9-9980HK compare2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H « 2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M compare2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H compare2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H compare2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M compare2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H compare2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H compare2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H compare2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H compare2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H compare3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock Rate2300 - 4800 MHz
Level 1 Cache512 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Level 3 Cache16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads8 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketFCBGA1440
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date04/30/2019

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
34.1 pt (47%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 8504     avg: 8670     median: 8747 (8%)     max: 8758 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1140     avg: 1174     median: 1174 (50%)     max: 1208 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2953     avg: 3271     median: 3235 (8%)     max: 3712 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1317     avg: 1506     median: 1508 (10%)     max: 1721 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 181     avg: 190.1     median: 190 (57%)     max: 198 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
42456 points (31%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
118.7 s (1%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 39455     avg: 42728     median: 42138 (24%)     max: 46591 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4837     avg: 4943     median: 4924 (59%)     max: 5068 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 10.6     avg: 11.2     median: 11.1 (20%)     max: 11.86 fps
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 293     avg: 336.5     median: 334.5 (2%)     max: 384 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.621     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (14%)     max: 0.6904 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11788     avg: 12226     median: 12225.5 (26%)     max: 12663 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 12593     avg: 15310     median: 15556 (42%)     max: 17046 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10705     avg: 12582     median: 12214 (31%)     max: 15206 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 14940     avg: 18040     median: 18580 (33%)     max: 20125 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6412     avg: 7482     median: 7221 (30%)     max: 9138 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1115     avg: 1176     median: 1176 (50%)     max: 1237 points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7109     avg: 7231     median: 7231 (13%)     max: 7353 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 28192     avg: 29022     median: 29077 (32%)     max: 29798 points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 715     avg: 919     median: 934 (1%)     max: 1044 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 38079     avg: 43238     median: 40443 (36%)     max: 50837 Points
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 99.9     avg: 131.6     median: 131.6 (24%)     max: 163.2 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
6.4 Watt (7%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 10.5     avg: 12.5     median: 12.5 (9%)     max: 14.4 Points per Watt
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Lenovo ThinkPad P73 Review - Mobile Workstation with Core i9, RTX 4000 and 4K

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Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019: Multimedia Laptop with Core i9 and Vega 16 in review

Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019: Multimedia Laptop with Core i9 and Vega 16 in review

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 Laptop Review: A convincing Core i9-9880H and Radeon Pro 5500M powered multimedia laptop

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HP Omen 17

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Asus Strix Scar III G531GW: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  Review » ASUS ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW (Core i9-9880H, RTX 2070) Laptop Review

MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, 15.60", 1.9 kg
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MSI GE75 9SG: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 2.7 kg
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HP Omen 15-dh0008ns: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » HP Omen 15-dh0008ns

HP Omen X 2S 15-dg0004ur: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP Omen X 2S 15-dg0004ur

MSI P75 Creator 9SG-1013NL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 17.30", 2.3 kg
  External Review » MSI P75 Creator 9SG-1013NL

MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US

Asus ROG Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ150T: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Asus ROG Strix Scar III G531GW-AZ150T

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G2-20QV00CEGE: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G2-20QV00CEGE

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  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE

MSI WS65 9TM-857: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), 15.60", 1.9 kg
  External Review » MSI WS65 9TM-857

MSI GS75 Stealth-479: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 2.3 kg
  External Review » MSI GS75 Stealth-479

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M, 16.00", 2 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M

HP ZBook 17 G6-6TV00EA: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), 17.30", 3.2 kg
  External Review » HP ZBook 17 G6-6TV00EA

MSI GE75 9SG: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 2.7 kg
  External Review » MSI GE75 9SG

MSI GE65 9SF-006: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » MSI GE65 9SF-006

Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019, i9 560X: AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop), 15.40", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019, i9 560X

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  External Review » MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657

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  External Review » Asus Strix Scar III G531GW

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Other CPUs of the series Coffee Lake

» Intel Core i9-9900KS
   8x 4 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9900K
   8x 3.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9980HK
   8x 2.4 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9700K
   8x 3.6 GHz - 4.9 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9880H
   8x 2.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8086K
   6x 3.7 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8700K
   6x 3.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2176G
   6x 3.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9700
   8x 3 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i9-8950HK
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2186M
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2276M
   6x 2.8 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8700
   6x 3.2 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9600K
   6x 3.7 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9850H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9750H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9900T
   8x 2.1 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2176M
   6x 2.7 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8850H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8600K
   6x 3.6 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8500
   6x 3 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8750H
   6x 2.2 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8400
   6x 2.8 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8500T
   6x 2.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9400H
   4x 2.5 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9300HF
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9300H
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8400H
   4x 2.5 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8559U
   4x 2.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8300H
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9400F
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i3-9100F
   4x 3.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8557U
   4x 1.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8269U
   4x 2.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8279U
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8259U
   4x 2.3 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8257U
   4x 1.4 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8260U
   4x 1.6 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i3-8109U
   2x 3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i3-8100H
   4x 3 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i5-12450HX
   8x 1.8 GHz - 4.4 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-12450H
   8x 1.5 GHz - 4.4 GHz
+ Apple M3
   8x 2.75 GHz - 4.06 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-1350P
   12x 1.4 GHz - 4.7 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
   8x 2.9 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9880H
   8x 2.3 GHz - 4.8 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
- AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
   8x 2 GHz - 4.4 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2019-04-12)