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Intel Core i7-10750H vs Intel Core i5-10400H vs Intel Core i9-10980HK

Intel Core i7-10750H

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The Intel Core i7-10750H is a fast 45 W processor designed for use in larger, beefier laptops. The Comet Lake-H family CPU was launched in mid-2020. It features six cores (twelve threads) running at 2.6 GHz Boosting up to 5 GHz (single-core Boost). The likely all-core Boost frequency is 4.3 GHz. Most of the specs are the same as the 10750H’s direct predecessor, the i7-9750H. The newer model has two advantages over its predecessor in that its Boost frequency is higher and the memory controller can now officially host memory clocked at 2,933 MHz, an upgrade over the 2,666 MHz limitation of the outgoing model.

Architecture

Comet Lake is a yet another revision of the dated Skylake architecture (not unlike the previous Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake, Kaby Lake families) for similar feature set and performance-per-MHz figures. Core i7-10750H is manufactured on the third-gen 14 nm Intel process that is undeniably inferior to TSMC's 7 nm process, the one AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series laptop-grade processors are manufactured on.

The hexa-core CPU is compatible with up to 128 GB of dual-channel DDR4-2933 RAM and has support for PCI-Express 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3 but not the professional features (vPro, TXT, SIPP) as found in the case of Core i7-10850H.

Both the CPU cores and the iGPU have access to 12 MB of L3 cache. Four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes allow for read/write rates of up to 3.9 GB/s provided a suitably fast NVMe SSD is used.

The 10750H gets soldered permanently on to the motherboard (BGA1440 socket interface) and is thus pretty much impossible to replace.

Performance

Multi-thread performance is most similar to the Core i5-10500H, the Core i5-11400H and also the Ryzen 7 4700U. While perhaps not the best bang for the buck, the i7 is fast enough for any task, gaming included, as of late 2021.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 75 W, the ThinkPad P15 Gen 1-20ST000DGE is among the fastest laptops built around the 10750H that we know of. It can be about 80% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

We've known the Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU for a while. This is the same iGPU the Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H processors had. In this i7, the 24 EU iGPU is clocked at 350 MHz to 1,150 MHz.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 will let you connect up to 3 monitors with resolutions of up to 4096x2304@60. The built-in video decoder will happily handle AVC, HEVC, VP9 and other popular video codecs (AV1 is not supported though). This is not a gaming GPU as it is not fast enough to handle most AAA titles released in 2020. At 720p, Escape from Tarkov runs at just 17 fps (low quality preset), to give you an example. As the iGPU has no VRAM of its own, it is paramount that it is mated to fast system RAM.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip is built with one of the old 14 nm Intel processes leading to subpar, as of early 2022, energy efficiency.

The Core i7-10750H has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W; laptop makers are free to reduce the value somewhat, 35 W being the lower limit, allowing for leaner designs at the cost of performance. Either way, a quality cooling solution is a must.

Intel Core i5-10400H

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The Intel Core i5-10400H is a fast processor for laptops with four cores based on the Comet Lake-H series (4th generation of Skylake architecture). The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.6 GHz (up to 4.4 with 4 cores) and can execute up to eight threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in 14nm (14nm++) process. 

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 i5-10400H supports the management features vPro, TXT and SIPP. 

Performance

The performance should be slightly better than the old Core i7-8809G (Quad-Core 3.1 - 4.2) which was the fastest mobile quad core by Intel.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i5-9300H. As a  low-end solution it will probably only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i5 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 i9-10980HK

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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.

ModelIntel Core i7-10750HIntel Core i5-10400HIntel Core i9-10980HK
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet Lake-HComet Lake-HComet Lake-H
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H
Intel Core i9-10980HK2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H « 2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10980HK2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H « 2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10980HK « 2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock2600 - 5000 MHz2600 - 4600 MHz2400 - 5300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB256 KB512 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB1 MB2 MB
L3 Cache12 MB8 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 88 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt45 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1440FCBGA1440FCBGA1440
FeaturesDDR4-2933, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1250 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$435 U.S.$583 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10750H
34 pt (47%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-10400H
31.8 pt (44%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-10980HK
36.4 pt (50%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4807     avg: 7129     median: 7463.5 (7%)     max: 8585 Points
min: 9597     avg: 10605     median: 10590.5 (10%)     max: 11641 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1136     avg: 1218     median: 1217 (52%)     max: 1271 Points
min: 1228     avg: 1277     median: 1287 (55%)     max: 1305 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 431     avg: 472.7     median: 472 (52%)     max: 504 Points
471 Points (52%)
min: 465     avg: 488.2     median: 489 (54%)     max: 507 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1749     avg: 2848     median: 2941 (7%)     max: 3325 Points
1924 Points (5%)
min: 3526     avg: 3933     median: 3883 (9%)     max: 4487 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 804     avg: 1263     median: 1303.5 (8%)     max: 1418 Points
796 Points (5%)
min: 1606     avg: 1739     median: 1737 (11%)     max: 1862 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 184     avg: 196.7     median: 197 (59%)     max: 213 Points
192 Points (58%)
min: 198     avg: 206.7     median: 206 (62%)     max: 219 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 13.71     avg: 13.9     median: 13.9 (18%)     max: 14.13 Points
9.6 Points (13%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.17     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (55%)     max: 2.22 Points
2.2 Points (54%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 7275     avg: 7377     median: 7376.5 (45%)     max: 7478 Points
7403 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 37009     avg: 37154     median: 37154 (27%)     max: 37299 Points
25731 Points (19%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
142.7 s (2%)
801 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
5.6 s (1%)
24.9 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6265     avg: 6287     median: 6287 (10%)     max: 6309 Points
4115 Points (7%)
6869 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 26040     avg: 33946     median: 35346 (20%)     max: 37345 MIPS
23136 MIPS (13%)
min: 43786     avg: 47126     median: 47455 (27%)     max: 49275 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4504     avg: 5114     median: 5120 (61%)     max: 5470 MIPS
4766 MIPS (57%)
min: 5081     avg: 5386     median: 5437 (65%)     max: 5542 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 77.4     avg: 78.3     median: 78.3 (27%)     max: 79.2 fps
49.1 fps (17%)
98.2 fps (34%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 220.9     avg: 221.2     median: 221.2 (51%)     max: 221.5 fps
191.4 fps (44%)
238.5 fps (55%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.54     avg: 9.6     median: 9.9 (17%)     max: 11.6 fps
6.1 fps (11%)
min: 12     avg: 13     median: 13 (23%)     max: 14.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.767     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.78 GB/s
0.6 GB/s (0%)
1.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.3 GB/s (22%)
0.9 GB/s (16%)
1.8 GB/s (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
7.6 GB/s (20%)
5.3 GB/s (14%)
10.1 GB/s (26%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 322     avg: 389.1     median: 371 (3%)     max: 587 Seconds
565 Seconds (4%)
min: 239     avg: 277.4     median: 279 (2%)     max: 299 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.578     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.708 sec
0.6 sec (14%)
min: 0.561     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.596 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 10847     avg: 11405     median: 11307 (24%)     max: 12061 Points
9578 Points (20%)
min: 13573     avg: 13765     median: 13765 (29%)     max: 13957 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.3 s (2%)
8.1 s (2%)
7.8 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.9 s (1%)
17.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
466.6 s (2%)
484.5 s (2%)
449 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
43210 Points (38%)
min: 54332     avg: 56780     median: 56779.5 (50%)     max: 59227 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 8587     avg: 12991     median: 13325 (36%)     max: 14993 Points
8007 Points (22%)
min: 13629     avg: 16455     median: 16268 (44%)     max: 19000 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
61445 Points (50%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
60119 Points (49%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 63803     avg: 65556     median: 65498 (55%)     max: 67904 Points
67714 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 6797     avg: 10850     median: 11135 (28%)     max: 12015 Points
min: 14150     avg: 15807     median: 16163 (41%)     max: 17016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 11653     avg: 17163     median: 17628.5 (31%)     max: 18769 Points
min: 19789     avg: 21270     median: 21190.5 (38%)     max: 22476 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4911     avg: 6649     median: 6852 (29%)     max: 7543 Points
min: 8448     avg: 9352     median: 9439 (40%)     max: 10020 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1114     avg: 1263     median: 1270 (54%)     max: 1333 Points
1245 Points (53%)
min: 1283     avg: 1339     median: 1347.5 (57%)     max: 1401 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4443     avg: 6135     median: 6308 (11%)     max: 6674 Points
4332 Points (8%)
min: 7634     avg: 8175     median: 8155.5 (15%)     max: 8666 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1215     avg: 1258     median: 1253 (5%)     max: 1325 Points
min: 1222     avg: 1317     median: 1349 (6%)     max: 1380 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5710     avg: 6283     median: 6338.5 (20%)     max: 6632 Points
min: 7597     avg: 7969     median: 8010 (25%)     max: 8300 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5321     avg: 5572     median: 5600.5 (56%)     max: 5832 Points
min: 5615     avg: 5935     median: 5971 (60%)     max: 6218 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22859     avg: 24682     median: 24897 (28%)     max: 25637 Points
min: 29927     avg: 31196     median: 30973 (35%)     max: 32688 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5640 Points (77%)
5687 Points (77%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
24958 Points (61%)
30205 Points (74%)
PassMark PerformanceTest 9 - PerformanceTest 9.0 CPU Mark
min: 13808     avg: 15156     median: 15155.5 (79%)     max: 16503 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 764     avg: 783     median: 779 (1%)     max: 840 ms
787 ms (1%)
min: 722     avg: 748     median: 745 (1%)     max: 764 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 5561     avg: 46043     median: 53724.5 (48%)     max: 55732 Points
57793 Points (52%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 202     avg: 225.2     median: 225 (47%)     max: 239 Points
min: 232     avg: 242.9     median: 243 (51%)     max: 252 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 70.9     avg: 93.4     median: 95 (16%)     max: 123 Watt
67.4 Watt (12%)
min: 139     avg: 149.5     median: 149.5 (26%)     max: 160 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 78.5     avg: 103.7     median: 97.1 (18%)     max: 128 Watt
75.9 Watt (14%)
min: 147     avg: 170.5     median: 170.5 (31%)     max: 194 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 9.96     avg: 12.8     median: 13.7 (10%)     max: 15.1 Points per Watt
10.5 Points per Watt (8%)
min: 9.05     avg: 10.2     median: 10.2 (8%)     max: 11.4 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10750H → 100% n=22

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-10400H → 81% n=22

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-10980HK → 117% n=22

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