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Intel Core i7-11850H vs Intel Core i9-11980HK vs Intel Core i5-11260H

Intel Core i7-11850H

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The Intel Core i7-11800H is a high end octa core SoC for gaming laptops and mobile workstations. It is based on the Tiger Lake H45 generation and will be 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 2.4 GHz. The single core boost speed can reach up to 4.6 GHz, all cores can reach up to 4.2 GHz. The CPU offers 24 MB level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory. Compared to the slower clocked i7-11800H, the 11850H offers professional management features like Intel vPro, SIPP or TXT.

Thanks to the new Tiger Lake architecture, the i9-11850H should be similar or faster than the old Intel Core i9-10875H (Comet Lake-H, 2.3 - 5.1 GHz, 16 MB L3) in single and multi threaded performance and similar to the Ryzen 9 5800H (Zen 3, 3.2 - 4.4 GHz, 16 MB L3). Therefore, the i7 is well suited for even very demanding tasks.

The SoC also includes 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 2.4 GHz base speed, at 35 Watt the base clock speed decreases to 2 GHz (cTDP down).

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

Intel Core i9-11980HK

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The Intel Core i9-11980HK is a high-end octa-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 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. Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).

The SoC also features the improved Xe graphics adapter called UHD Graphics with all 32 EUs active.

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.

Professional management features like Intel vPro, SIPP or TXT are not supported by the 11980HK unlike the similar i9-11950H and Xeon W-11955M (with ECC support).

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

Performance

The average 11980HK in our database matches the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in multi-thread performance, rendering the i9 a fairly powerful (if a little underwhelming) CPU, as of late 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 62 W, the MSI WE76 11UM-456 is among the fastest laptops built around the 11980HK that we know of. It can be about 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

The Core i9 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W to 65 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance.

The i9-11980HK is built with Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for average, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

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.

ModelIntel Core i7-11850HIntel Core i9-11980HKIntel Core i5-11260H
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameTiger Lake-HTiger Lake-HKTiger Lake-H
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-H
Intel Core i9-11900KB3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H « 2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900KB3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H « 2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2500 - 4800 MHz3300 - 5000 MHz2600 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB640 KB480 KB
L2 Cache10 MB10 MB7.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 166 / 12
TDP45 Watt55 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1787BGA1787BGA1787
FeaturesDDR4-3200 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, TMEDDR4-3200 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, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 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, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-11850H
39.1 pt (54%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11980HK
39.7 pt (55%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
92 Points (64%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
638 Points (12%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 9779     avg: 10857     median: 10857 (10%)     max: 11935 Points
min: 8459     avg: 10923     median: 10923 (10%)     max: 13387 Points
8990 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1513     avg: 1533     median: 1532.5 (65%)     max: 1552 Points
min: 1505     avg: 1559     median: 1559 (66%)     max: 1613 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 583     avg: 595     median: 595 (66%)     max: 607 Points
min: 572     avg: 593     median: 594 (66%)     max: 622 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3826     avg: 4245     median: 4244.5 (10%)     max: 4663 Points
min: 3779     avg: 4578     median: 4568.5 (11%)     max: 5256 Points
3831 Points (9%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1547     avg: 1768     median: 1767.5 (11%)     max: 1988 Points
min: 1696     avg: 2055     median: 2152 (14%)     max: 2287 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 232     avg: 232.5     median: 232.5 (70%)     max: 233 Points
min: 224     avg: 231     median: 230 (69%)     max: 244 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
21.1 Points (27%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.8 Points (69%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9626 Points (58%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
52116 Points (38%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
243.3 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.5 s (2%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 44890     avg: 47721     median: 47721 (27%)     max: 50552 MIPS
min: 45226     avg: 51899     median: 53426 (31%)     max: 56759 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5727     avg: 5745     median: 5744.5 (69%)     max: 5762 MIPS
min: 5428     avg: 5643     median: 5668 (68%)     max: 5735 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.6     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (24%)     max: 14.4 fps
min: 13.1     avg: 14.9     median: 15.8 (28%)     max: 16.3 fps
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 257     avg: 285     median: 285 (2%)     max: 313 Seconds
min: 231     avg: 256.8     median: 256 (2%)     max: 284 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.541     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.543 sec
min: 0.545     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.565 sec
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.8 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
14.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
350 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 15788     avg: 16156     median: 16156 (44%)     max: 16524 Points
min: 16395     avg: 17810     median: 17855.5 (48%)     max: 19134 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
14425 Points (36%)
min: 14068     avg: 15159     median: 15240 (39%)     max: 16086 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 19959     avg: 19972     median: 19972 (36%)     max: 19985 Points
min: 21177     avg: 23584     median: 24563 (44%)     max: 25301 Points
18382 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5654     avg: 7159     median: 7159 (30%)     max: 8664 Points
min: 8845     avg: 9358     median: 9114 (38%)     max: 10357 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2250 Points (68%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
9970 Points (39%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1659     avg: 1673     median: 1672.5 (71%)     max: 1686 Points
min: 1561     avg: 1625     median: 1627 (69%)     max: 1679 Points
1428 Points (60%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9049     avg: 9250     median: 9250 (17%)     max: 9451 Points
min: 8786     avg: 9523     median: 9813 (18%)     max: 10081 Points
6358 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 600     avg: 602     median: 601.5 (1%)     max: 603 ms
min: 608     avg: 620     median: 621.5 (1%)     max: 630 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
72523 Points (65%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 272     avg: 274.5     median: 274.5 (57%)     max: 277 Points
min: 278     avg: 281.2     median: 279 (58%)     max: 286 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1644 Points (63%)
1674 Points (64%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 86.1     avg: 90.8     median: 90.8 (16%)     max: 95.4 Watt
min: 97.7     avg: 108.9     median: 103 (18%)     max: 126 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 90     avg: 98.5     median: 98.5 (18%)     max: 107 Watt
min: 102     avg: 124     median: 110 (20%)     max: 160 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.2     avg: 17.9     median: 17.9 (13%)     max: 18.6 Points per Watt
min: 12.9     avg: 18.4     median: 19.9 (15%)     max: 22.4 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-11850H → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11980HK → 107% n=5

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11260H → 84% n=5

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