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Intel Core i9-9980HK vs Intel Core i9-9980XE. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel Core i9-9980HK
Released
Q4/2018
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Intel Core i9-9980XE
Intel Core i9-9980XE

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9980HK or Intel Core i9-9980XE? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-9980HK has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i9-9980XE has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    452 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9980HK CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    196 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    367 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    365 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    622 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    123 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    300 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    111 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2.25 times more cores

    18 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    405 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    103 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    82 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000H left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 18
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 36
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Core i9-9980HK. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9980HK and Intel Core i9-9980XE to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 84 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9980HK and Intel Core i9-9980HK, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H Refresh left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9980HK and Intel Core i9-9980XE.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
485
Intel Core i9-9980HK
459
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3503
Intel Core i9-9980HK
7516
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
196
Intel Core i9-9980HK
201
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1607
Intel Core i9-9980HK
3240
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1183
Intel Core i9-9980HK
1141
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7301
Intel Core i9-9980HK
15725
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
17649
Intel Core i9-9980HK
29560
Intel Core i9-9980XE

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