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Intel Core i5-11260H vs Intel Core i9-11950H

Intel Core i5-11260H

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The Intel Core i5-11260H is a mid range hexa 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 six Willow Cove processor cores (12 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and at 45 Watt is at 2.6 GHz. The single and dual core boost speed can reach up to 4.4 GHz, all cores can reach up to 4 GHz. The CPU offers 12 MB level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory.

Thanks to the new Tiger Lake architecture, the i5-11260H should be able to reach the level of the high clocked Intel Core i7-10850H (Comet Lake-H, 6 cores, 2.7 - 5.1 GHz, 16 MB L3) in single and multi threaded performance. Compared, to current AMD offerings, the 11260H should perform similar to a Ryzen 5 5600H (6 cores, 2.4 - 3.3. GHz, 16 MB L3 cache) or the 5600HS when the TDP is set to 35W.

The SoC also features a much improved UHD Graphics (16 EUs) iGPU based on the Xe architecture.

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 in 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 2.6 GHz base speed, at 35 Watt the base clock speed decreases to 2.1 GHz (cTDP down).

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

Intel Core i9-11950H

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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.

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ModelIntel Core i5-11260HIntel Core i9-11950H
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameTiger Lake-HTiger Lake-H
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 i9-11950H2.6 - 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 « 2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
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 i5-11260H2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2600 - 4400 MHz2600 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache480 KB640 KB
L2 Cache7.5 MB10 MB
L3 Cache12 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 128 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1787BGA1787
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, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 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
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11950H
40.2 pt (56%)
AMD E1-2100
2.47 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
39.3 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
39.3 -2%
Intel Core i5-1340P
39.3 -2%
Intel Core i5-13420H
39.5 -2%
Intel Core i7-1355U
39.6 -1%
Intel Core i9-11980HK
39.7 -1%
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
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
40.3 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
40.4 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
40.4 0%
Intel Core i5-12500H
40.5 1%
Intel Core i9-11900H
40.5 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
40.8 1%
Intel Core i7-12650H
40.9 2%
Intel Core i7-1365U
41 2%
Intel Core i7-1360P
41.1 2%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
57 42%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
72.1 79%
0%
100%
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
8990 Points (8%)
min: 12048     avg: 12394     median: 12206.5 (11%)     max: 13113 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1569     avg: 1596     median: 1591 (68%)     max: 1633 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 610     avg: 620     median: 619.5 (69%)     max: 632 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
3831 Points (9%)
min: 4471     avg: 4700     median: 4664.5 (11%)     max: 5000 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1827     avg: 1968     median: 1954 (12%)     max: 2130 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 236     avg: 242.5     median: 242.5 (73%)     max: 249 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 50050     avg: 50504     median: 50060 (29%)     max: 51402 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5755     avg: 5816     median: 5773 (69%)     max: 5919 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.8     avg: 14.2     median: 14.2 (25%)     max: 14.5 fps
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 244     avg: 253     median: 254 (2%)     max: 261 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.521     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.551 sec
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14110     avg: 16128     median: 16377.5 (44%)     max: 17648 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 14843     avg: 15294     median: 15298 (39%)     max: 15741 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
18382 Points (33%)
min: 20287     avg: 22013     median: 22215 (40%)     max: 23335 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5967     avg: 7551     median: 7614.5 (32%)     max: 9007 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1428 Points (60%)
min: 1623     avg: 1652     median: 1631 (69%)     max: 1702 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
6358 Points (11%)
min: 7286     avg: 7802     median: 7969 (14%)     max: 8152 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 591     avg: 599     median: 596 (1%)     max: 614 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 74061     avg: 74633     median: 74632.5 (67%)     max: 75204 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 266     avg: 272.3     median: 272.5 (57%)     max: 278 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1483     avg: 1566     median: 1566 (60%)     max: 1649 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 109     avg: 112.3     median: 112.5 (19%)     max: 115 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 108     avg: 121     median: 124 (23%)     max: 128 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 15     avg: 16.3     median: 16.6 (12%)     max: 17 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11260H → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11950H → 124% n=5

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