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Intel Core i7-11800H vs Intel Core i9-11950H

Intel Core i7-11800H

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The Intel Core i7-11800H is a high-end octa-core SoC for gaming laptops and mobile workstations. It is belongs to the Tiger Lake H45 family and was announced in mid 2021. It integrates eight Willow Cove processor cores (16 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and is 2.3 GHz at 45 W. The single core Boost can be as high as 4.6 GHz while all cores can run at up to 4.2 GHz. The CPU offers 24 MB of Level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory.

The SoC also has the improved UHD Graphics iGPU with 32 EUs which is similar to the Iris Xe iGPUs.

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.

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

Performance

The average 11800H in our database is a powerhouse, as of mid 2022. Its multi-thread performance is most comparable to that of the octa-core AMD Ryzen 7 5800H.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 165 W, the Alienware x17 R1 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 11800H that we know of. It can be almost 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W that laptop makers are allowed to reduce slightly, 35 W being the lowest Intel-recommended value. Doing so will result in lower clock speeds and lower performance. Either way, a proper cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The Core i7-11800H is built with Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

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.

ModelIntel Core i7-11800HIntel 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 « 2.3 - 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 compare2.6 - 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 i7-11800H2.3 - 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 compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2300 - 4600 MHz2600 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB640 KB
L2 Cache10 MB10 MB
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1787BGA1787
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s, 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, Hyper-Threading, 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 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 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 - i7-11800H
38.8 pt (54%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11950H
40.2 pt (56%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
90 Points (63%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
519 Points (10%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 6508     avg: 11662     median: 12197 (11%)     max: 14088 Points
min: 12048     avg: 12394     median: 12206.5 (11%)     max: 13113 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1386     avg: 1499     median: 1508 (64%)     max: 1522 Points
min: 1569     avg: 1596     median: 1591 (68%)     max: 1633 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 533     avg: 577     median: 580 (64%)     max: 586 Points
min: 610     avg: 620     median: 619.5 (69%)     max: 632 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2498     avg: 4465     median: 4689 (11%)     max: 5408 Points
min: 4471     avg: 4700     median: 4664.5 (11%)     max: 5000 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1342     avg: 1894     median: 1936 (12%)     max: 2173 Points
min: 1827     avg: 1968     median: 1954 (12%)     max: 2130 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 201     avg: 225.9     median: 227 (68%)     max: 231 Points
min: 236     avg: 242.5     median: 242.5 (73%)     max: 249 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 15.96     avg: 18.7     median: 18.5 (24%)     max: 21.87 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.45     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (65%)     max: 2.62 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8796     avg: 9017     median: 9075 (55%)     max: 9179 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 43860     avg: 46966     median: 44099 (32%)     max: 52939 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 49232     avg: 58329     median: 58299.5 (40%)     max: 67486 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 10903     avg: 11582     median: 11734 (14%)     max: 11957 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 98.307     avg: 113.4     median: 120.8 (1%)     max: 121.132 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.405     avg: 3.9     median: 4 (1%)     max: 4.186 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 7925     avg: 8146     median: 7944 (13%)     max: 8569 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 33718     avg: 48465     median: 49080 (28%)     max: 56758 MIPS
min: 50050     avg: 50504     median: 50060 (29%)     max: 51402 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5138     avg: 5494     median: 5509 (66%)     max: 5732 MIPS
min: 5755     avg: 5816     median: 5773 (69%)     max: 5919 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 86.25     avg: 96.4     median: 93.8 (33%)     max: 109.3 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 242     avg: 249.2     median: 247.5 (57%)     max: 258 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 7.38     avg: 13.8     median: 13.9 (24%)     max: 17.4 fps
min: 13.8     avg: 14.2     median: 14.2 (25%)     max: 14.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.9     avg: 1     median: 1 (0%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.5     avg: 1.6     median: 1.5 (26%)     max: 1.7 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 9.7     avg: 10.4     median: 9.9 (26%)     max: 11.6 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 414     avg: 539     median: 559 (7%)     max: 698 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 217     avg: 276.2     median: 261 (2%)     max: 454 Seconds
min: 244     avg: 253     median: 254 (2%)     max: 261 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.548     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.615 sec
min: 0.521     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.551 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11185     avg: 13064     median: 13362 (28%)     max: 13773 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.249     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (2%)     max: 7.312 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 15.717     avg: 15.8     median: 15.8 (1%)     max: 15.844 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 367.662     avg: 369.9     median: 369.8 (2%)     max: 372.381 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 45864     avg: 58890     median: 59698 (52%)     max: 65610 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10590     avg: 16383     median: 16736 (45%)     max: 19167 Points
min: 14110     avg: 16128     median: 16377.5 (44%)     max: 17648 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 70480     avg: 79959     median: 79626.5 (65%)     max: 87054 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 70605     avg: 73865     median: 72703 (59%)     max: 78286 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 73413     avg: 77851     median: 76950.5 (65%)     max: 86257 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10266     avg: 15268     median: 15595 (39%)     max: 17488 Points
min: 14843     avg: 15294     median: 15298 (39%)     max: 15741 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 12843     avg: 22347     median: 22927 (41%)     max: 25145 Points
min: 20287     avg: 22013     median: 22215 (40%)     max: 23335 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5086     avg: 9115     median: 9307.5 (39%)     max: 11076 Points
min: 5967     avg: 7551     median: 7614.5 (32%)     max: 9007 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2165     avg: 2193     median: 2192.5 (67%)     max: 2220 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 8860     avg: 9254     median: 9253.5 (36%)     max: 9647 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1429     avg: 1562     median: 1572 (66%)     max: 1625 Points
min: 1623     avg: 1652     median: 1631 (69%)     max: 1702 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4655     avg: 8543     median: 8905 (16%)     max: 9851 Points
min: 7286     avg: 7802     median: 7969 (14%)     max: 8152 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1436     avg: 1533     median: 1550 (7%)     max: 1571 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6340     avg: 7831     median: 7866 (25%)     max: 9103 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6104     avg: 6593     median: 6667 (67%)     max: 6747 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 27454     avg: 33439     median: 34107 (38%)     max: 36706 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 600     avg: 641     median: 638.5 (1%)     max: 690 ms
min: 591     avg: 599     median: 596 (1%)     max: 614 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
134.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 63248     avg: 67856     median: 68002 (61%)     max: 70549 Points
min: 74061     avg: 74633     median: 74632.5 (67%)     max: 75204 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 211     avg: 213.7     median: 212 (61%)     max: 218 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 251     avg: 263.7     median: 262 (55%)     max: 280 Points
min: 266     avg: 272.3     median: 272.5 (57%)     max: 278 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1367     avg: 1551     median: 1569 (60%)     max: 1683 Points
min: 1483     avg: 1566     median: 1566 (60%)     max: 1649 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 54.2     avg: 101.9     median: 106 (18%)     max: 154 Watt
min: 109     avg: 112.3     median: 112.5 (19%)     max: 115 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 66.3     avg: 119.4     median: 120.5 (22%)     max: 185 Watt
min: 108     avg: 121     median: 124 (23%)     max: 128 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 18.9     avg: 28     median: 29.9 (20%)     max: 35.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 7.18     avg: 12.7     median: 11.2 (12%)     max: 21.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 10.5     avg: 17     median: 15.8 (12%)     max: 31.3 Points per Watt
min: 15     avg: 16.3     median: 16.6 (12%)     max: 17 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-11800H → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11950H → 101% n=21

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