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Intel Core i7-9750H vs Intel Core i7-8557U vs Intel Core i5-9300H

Intel Core i7-9750H

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The Intel Core i7-9750H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.5 GHz (4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i7-8750H, the 9750H offers improved clock rates and a larger L3 cache.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now max. eight cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Multi-thread performance is most comparable to the Intel Core i9-8950HK, an expensive hexa-core processor of the previous generation. While performance gains over the outgoing 8th Gen H-class chips are unimpressive to say the least, the average Core i7-9750H in our database is much faster than the Ryzen 7 3750H and other H-class Ryzen chips AMD sells as of mid 2019.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term power limit of around 70 W, the Walmart EVOO Gaming 17 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 9750H that we know of. It can be 40% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz compared to the UHD 630 of the 8750H CPU. 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

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

The hexa-core Intel CPU is made with one of the old 14 nm Intel processes for below average, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-8557U

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The Intel Core i7-8557U is a quad-core SoC for notebooks based on the Coffee Lake architecture that was announced in the new entry level MacBook Pro 13 in mid 2019. Compared to its predecessor, the CPU is now a quad-core with Hyperthreading support for the execution of up to 8 threads simultaneously. The base frequency is only 1.7 GHz, but the Turbo goes all the way up to 4.5 GHz. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 GPU with 128 MB eDRAM, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to slower Core i5 model with eDRAM and 15 Watts, the i5-8557U features 8 MB smart cache and the fastest clock of the Iris Plus GPU.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Kaby Lake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

Clocked at up to 4.5 GHz, the Core i7-8557U should offer an excellent single thread performance. The multi core performance is greatly improved due to the two additional cores (compared to the predecessor) but may be limited by the 15 Watt TDP (especially for sustained workloads).

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 645 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Coffee Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-1150 MHz  and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 930M or 940MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Plus 650, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm++ process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel specifies the TDP with 15 Watts and therefore suited for thin and light laptops.

Intel Core i5-9300H

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The Intel Core i5-9300H is a fast processor for laptops with four cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 Refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.4 and 4.1 GHz (4 with 4 cores) and can execute up to eight threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i5-8300H from 2018, the 9300H is clocked slightly higher (+100 MHz CPU, +50 MHz GPU).

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

The Intel Core i5-9300H should perform similar as the older Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). The faster Coffee Lake CPUs, like the Core i7-8750H/9750H offers two additional cores and is therefore up to 50% faster in multithreaded benchmarks. Still, the performance of the i5-9300H should be sufficient for even demanding applications and games.

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 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.

ModelIntel Core i7-9750HIntel Core i7-8557UIntel Core i5-9300H
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-HCoffee Lake-UCoffee Lake-H
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H « 2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8559U2.7 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8557U « 1.7 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8269U2.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8279U2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8259U2.3 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8257U1.4 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8109U3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H « 2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock2600 - 4500 MHz1700 - 4500 MHz2400 - 4100 MHz
L3 Cache12 MB8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 84 / 8
TDP45 Watt28 Watt45 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1440FCBGA1528FCBGA1440
FeaturesLPDDR3-2133/DDR4-2666 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, 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-NI, Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE 4.2Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 (300 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1050 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
$250 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-9750H
32.6 pt (45%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-9300H
30.2 pt (42%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 416     avg: 442.5     median: 442 (49%)     max: 486 Points
min: 398     avg: 415.2     median: 419 (47%)     max: 427 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2017     avg: 2564     median: 2599 (6%)     max: 3133 Points
min: 1530     avg: 1727     median: 1737 (4%)     max: 1877 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 952     avg: 1182     median: 1188 (7%)     max: 1306 Points
min: 717     avg: 784     median: 790 (5%)     max: 850 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 170     avg: 183.7     median: 185.5 (56%)     max: 194 Points
min: 169     avg: 172.6     median: 172 (52%)     max: 176 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 11.26     avg: 13     median: 13.1 (17%)     max: 14.11 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.96     avg: 2.1     median: 2.1 (53%)     max: 2.19 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6659     avg: 6923     median: 6970 (42%)     max: 7214 Points
min: 6421     avg: 6561     median: 6572 (40%)     max: 6677 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 28251     avg: 33539     median: 34445 (25%)     max: 36304 Points
min: 21798     avg: 24198     median: 24623 (18%)     max: 25656 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 37188     avg: 40129     median: 38960 (27%)     max: 44238 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 9069     avg: 9165     median: 9081 (11%)     max: 9346 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
154.4 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6160     avg: 6396     median: 6395.5 (10%)     max: 6631 Points
5663 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 28512     avg: 32357     median: 33303 (19%)     max: 35174 MIPS
min: 20736     avg: 22008     median: 22133 (13%)     max: 23155 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4580     avg: 4846     median: 4865 (58%)     max: 5090 MIPS
min: 4542     avg: 4592     median: 4609 (55%)     max: 4626 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 69.6     avg: 70.3     median: 70.3 (25%)     max: 70.9 fps
49.4 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 211     avg: 214.8     median: 214.8 (50%)     max: 218.6 fps
193.7 fps (45%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 7.1     avg: 8.7     median: 8.8 (16%)     max: 10.7 fps
min: 5.7     avg: 6.1     median: 6 (11%)     max: 6.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.7     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (0%)     max: 0.75 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.2     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (22%)     max: 1.3 GB/s
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.3     avg: 7.4     median: 7.4 (19%)     max: 7.4 GB/s
4.7 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 342.1     avg: 433.3     median: 435.2 (3%)     max: 494.9 Seconds
min: 588     avg: 611     median: 602 (4%)     max: 643 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.608     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (14%)     max: 0.695 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 9618     avg: 10722     median: 10791.5 (23%)     max: 11365 Points
min: 7787     avg: 8354     median: 8107 (17%)     max: 9169 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 8.3     avg: 8.5     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 8.96 s
9.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 18.4     avg: 18.9     median: 18.5 (1%)     max: 20.09 s
20.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 450.5     avg: 471.8     median: 467.3 (2%)     max: 502 s
496 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 35262     avg: 41819     median: 42706.5 (37%)     max: 46599 Points
26995 Points (24%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 9704     avg: 12766     median: 13028.5 (35%)     max: 14337 Points
min: 7499     avg: 8987     median: 9107 (25%)     max: 10557 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 15356     avg: 56549     median: 58809 (48%)     max: 60819 Points
min: 52412     avg: 55875     median: 56000 (46%)     max: 58466 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 53777     avg: 58538     median: 58661 (48%)     max: 61050 Points
min: 49250     avg: 54277     median: 54947 (45%)     max: 58074 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 56756     avg: 59035     median: 58584 (49%)     max: 61319 Points
min: 58114     avg: 58963     median: 58413 (49%)     max: 61541 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 8293     avg: 10689     median: 11022 (28%)     max: 11708 Points
min: 5356     avg: 7678     median: 7828.5 (20%)     max: 8903 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 12438     avg: 16332     median: 16696.5 (30%)     max: 17788 Points
min: 9387     avg: 11376     median: 11698 (21%)     max: 12349 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4620     avg: 6334     median: 6463.5 (27%)     max: 7171 Points
min: 3165     avg: 4074     median: 4189 (18%)     max: 4861 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1117     avg: 1190     median: 1204 (51%)     max: 1251 Points
1079 Points (46%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4859     avg: 5597     median: 5813 (10%)     max: 6262 Points
4119 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1105     avg: 1179     median: 1171 (5%)     max: 1248 Points
min: 1095     avg: 1118     median: 1123 (5%)     max: 1137 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4812     avg: 5575     median: 5635 (18%)     max: 6230 Points
min: 3697     avg: 4014     median: 4146 (13%)     max: 4200 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4440     avg: 5238     median: 5266 (53%)     max: 5511 Points
min: 4704     avg: 4898     median: 4901 (49%)     max: 5089 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17054     avg: 22076     median: 22951 (26%)     max: 25043 Points
min: 14853     avg: 16246     median: 16541 (18%)     max: 17684 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5377     avg: 5570     median: 5569.5 (76%)     max: 5762 Points
5266 Points (72%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 24370     avg: 24660     median: 24659.5 (60%)     max: 24949 Points
16911 Points (41%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 21185     avg: 22450     median: 22711.5 (40%)     max: 23587 Points
min: 14195     avg: 15338     median: 15527.5 (28%)     max: 16101 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 4137     avg: 4243     median: 4252.5 (83%)     max: 4428 Points
min: 3596     avg: 3854     median: 3854.5 (75%)     max: 4109 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 0     avg: 1048     median: 1071 (1%)     max: 1713 ms
min: 1079     avg: 1138     median: 1108.5 (1%)     max: 1349 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 82.6     avg: 84.3     median: 84.1 (1%)     max: 86.6 ms
86.6 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 22874     avg: 35814     median: 36178 (33%)     max: 39708 Points
min: 22225     avg: 32344     median: 33646 (30%)     max: 34957 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 199     avg: 211.4     median: 208.5 (43%)     max: 231 Points
222 Points (46%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 61.4     avg: 75.5     median: 72.3 (12%)     max: 96 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 57.7     avg: 78.5     median: 80.5 (15%)     max: 95.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 12.4     avg: 15.2     median: 15.3 (11%)     max: 17.6 Points per Watt

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