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Intel Core i7-9800X vs Intel Core i7-9850H. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i7-9800X
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Q2/2019
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Intel Core i7-9850H
Intel Core i7-9850H

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9800X or Intel Core i7-9850H? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-9800X has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Core i7-9850H has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 46% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    153 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    90 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9850H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    250 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    373 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    267 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Core i 9000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.2 GHz
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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-9850H and Intel Core i7-9800X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Core i7-9850H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    165 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Core i7-9850H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake H Refresh
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.5 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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