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Intel Core i9-10980HK vs Intel Core i7-10875H vs Intel Xeon W-10885M

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.

Intel Core i7-10875H

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The Intel Core i7-10875H 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 2.3 and 5.1 GHz (4.3 with all 8 cores, 4.9 without Thermal Velocity boost) and can execute up to sixteen threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessors, the Comet Lake-H series CPUs offer only increased clock rates.

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 i7-10875H supports the management features vPro, TXT and SIPP. 

Performance

The performance of the Core i7-10875H should be somewhere around the older Core i9-9880H. 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.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9880H. 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 i7 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 Xeon W-10885M

► remove from comparison Intel W-10885M

The Intel Xeon W-10885M is a high-end processor for workstation 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 and can execute up to sixteen threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The processor is still manufactured in the old 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 Intel Xeon W-10885M supports the management features vPro, TXT and SIPP and is the professional version of the Intel Core i9-10885H

Performance

The performance of the W-10885M should be slightly above the older Core i9-9980HK top model, thanks to the potential higher single core turbo. 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 Intel Xeon W-10885M is the second fastest Comet Lake-H CPU behind the Core i9-10980HK.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics P630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9880H. As a  low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all. The P-variant uses professional drivers.

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.

ModelIntel Core i9-10980HKIntel Core i7-10875HIntel Xeon W-10885M
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet Lake-HComet Lake-HComet Lake-H
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H
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
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 i7-10875H « 2.3 - 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
Intel Core i9-10980HK2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M « 2.4 - 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
Clock2400 - 5300 MHz2300 - 5100 MHz2400 - 5300 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 168 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt45 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440FCBGA1440
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-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 - 1250 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics P630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$583 U.S.$450 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-10980HK
36.4 pt (50%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10875H
35.6 pt (49%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - W-10885M
36.5 pt (51%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 9597     avg: 10605     median: 10590.5 (10%)     max: 11641 Points
min: 5135     avg: 8108     median: 8889.5 (8%)     max: 9809 Points
6893 Points (6%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1228     avg: 1277     median: 1287 (55%)     max: 1305 Points
min: 1100     avg: 1222     median: 1241.5 (53%)     max: 1270 Points
1300 Points (55%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 465     avg: 488.2     median: 489 (54%)     max: 507 Points
min: 430     avg: 485.9     median: 483.5 (54%)     max: 524 Points
min: 488     avg: 495.3     median: 495.5 (55%)     max: 502 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3526     avg: 3933     median: 3883 (9%)     max: 4487 Points
min: 1986     avg: 3455     median: 3391.5 (8%)     max: 4176 Points
min: 2727     avg: 3639     median: 3882.5 (9%)     max: 4065 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1606     avg: 1739     median: 1737 (11%)     max: 1862 Points
min: 1003     avg: 1554     median: 1594.5 (10%)     max: 1833 Points
min: 1089     avg: 1509     median: 1640 (10%)     max: 1666 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 198     avg: 206.7     median: 206 (62%)     max: 219 Points
min: 190     avg: 203.6     median: 202 (61%)     max: 220 Points
min: 208     avg: 209.8     median: 210 (63%)     max: 211 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
18.7 Points (24%)
18.3 Points (24%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.4 Points (60%)
2.4 Points (58%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7803 Points (47%)
7865 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
44805 Points (32%)
44583 Points (32%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
105.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6869 Points (11%)
7473 Points (12%)
7180 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 43786     avg: 47126     median: 47455 (27%)     max: 49275 MIPS
min: 29844     avg: 43117     median: 44947 (26%)     max: 49562 MIPS
min: 36204     avg: 43315     median: 45696 (26%)     max: 48044 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5081     avg: 5386     median: 5437 (65%)     max: 5542 MIPS
min: 5071     avg: 5360     median: 5319 (64%)     max: 5780 MIPS
min: 5495     avg: 5568     median: 5507 (66%)     max: 5703 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
98.2 fps (34%)
103 fps (36%)
100.1 fps (35%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
238.5 fps (55%)
242.4 fps (56%)
236.9 fps (55%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12     avg: 13     median: 13 (23%)     max: 14.6 fps
min: 7.27     avg: 11.7     median: 12.1 (21%)     max: 14.1 fps
min: 8.89     avg: 11.9     median: 13.1 (23%)     max: 13.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
1.1 GB/s (0%)
1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.8 GB/s (31%)
1.8 GB/s (31%)
1.8 GB/s (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.1 GB/s (26%)
10.3 GB/s (27%)
10.3 GB/s (27%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 239     avg: 277.4     median: 279 (2%)     max: 299 Seconds
min: 258.6     avg: 327     median: 322.5 (2%)     max: 535 Seconds
min: 281     avg: 326.3     median: 286 (2%)     max: 412 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.561     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.596 sec
min: 0.546     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.662 sec
min: 0.551     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.57 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13573     avg: 13765     median: 13765 (29%)     max: 13957 Points
min: 12228     avg: 12945     median: 12944.5 (28%)     max: 13661 Points
13490 Points (29%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.8 s (2%)
7.7 s (2%)
7.7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.2 s (1%)
16.8 s (1%)
17.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
449 s (2%)
431.7 s (2%)
429.3 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 54332     avg: 56780     median: 56779.5 (50%)     max: 59227 Points
min: 55236     avg: 55318     median: 55317.5 (48%)     max: 55399 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 13629     avg: 16455     median: 16268 (44%)     max: 19000 Points
min: 11778     avg: 16439     median: 16622 (45%)     max: 18773 Points
min: 13072     avg: 16593     median: 18302 (49%)     max: 18404 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
63367 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
67714 Points (57%)
min: 60620     avg: 65215     median: 65828 (55%)     max: 67661 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 14150     avg: 15807     median: 16163 (41%)     max: 17016 Points
min: 8202     avg: 14143     median: 15133 (38%)     max: 16966 Points
min: 10772     avg: 13951     median: 14922 (38%)     max: 16159 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 19789     avg: 21270     median: 21190.5 (38%)     max: 22476 Points
min: 15535     avg: 20404     median: 21228 (38%)     max: 22530 Points
min: 15118     avg: 19215     median: 20247 (36%)     max: 22279 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8448     avg: 9352     median: 9439 (40%)     max: 10020 Points
min: 5192     avg: 8699     median: 8946 (38%)     max: 10140 Points
min: 6457     avg: 8161     median: 8812 (37%)     max: 9214 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1283     avg: 1339     median: 1347.5 (57%)     max: 1401 Points
min: 1233     avg: 1304     median: 1300 (55%)     max: 1371 Points
min: 1331     avg: 1339     median: 1340 (57%)     max: 1347 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7634     avg: 8175     median: 8155.5 (15%)     max: 8666 Points
min: 5715     avg: 7734     median: 7799 (14%)     max: 8620 Points
min: 6948     avg: 7939     median: 8378 (15%)     max: 8491 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1222     avg: 1317     median: 1349 (6%)     max: 1380 Points
min: 1188     avg: 1255     median: 1264 (5%)     max: 1306 Points
min: 1310     avg: 1332     median: 1323 (6%)     max: 1362 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7597     avg: 7969     median: 8010 (25%)     max: 8300 Points
min: 6700     avg: 7399     median: 7370 (23%)     max: 8130 Points
min: 7542     avg: 8126     median: 8295 (26%)     max: 8541 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5615     avg: 5935     median: 5971 (60%)     max: 6218 Points
min: 5616     avg: 5830     median: 5803 (58%)     max: 6016 Points
min: 5880     avg: 5899     median: 5892 (59%)     max: 5924 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 29927     avg: 31196     median: 30973 (35%)     max: 32688 Points
min: 28711     avg: 30765     median: 31346 (35%)     max: 31934 Points
min: 30737     avg: 32163     median: 32814 (37%)     max: 32939 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5687 Points (77%)
6013 Points (82%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
30205 Points (74%)
30783 Points (75%)
PassMark PerformanceTest 9 - PerformanceTest 9.0 CPU Mark
min: 19061     avg: 19077     median: 19077 (100%)     max: 19093 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 722     avg: 748     median: 745 (1%)     max: 764 ms
min: 746     avg: 765     median: 757 (1%)     max: 848 ms
min: 728     avg: 736     median: 733 (1%)     max: 746 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
57793 Points (52%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 232     avg: 242.9     median: 243 (51%)     max: 252 Points
min: 212     avg: 238.5     median: 239 (50%)     max: 262 Points
min: 228     avg: 229.3     median: 229 (48%)     max: 231 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 139     avg: 149.5     median: 149.5 (26%)     max: 160 Watt
min: 69     avg: 98.9     median: 104.8 (18%)     max: 117 Watt
150 Watt (26%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 147     avg: 170.5     median: 170.5 (31%)     max: 194 Watt
min: 71     avg: 110.8     median: 117 (21%)     max: 138 Watt
152.9 Watt (28%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 9.05     avg: 10.2     median: 10.2 (8%)     max: 11.4 Points per Watt
min: 13.2     avg: 14     median: 13.6 (10%)     max: 15.6 Points per Watt
10.8 Points per Watt (8%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-10980HK → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10875H → 98% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Xeon W-10885M → 99% n=33

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