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Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Core i5-9300H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9880H
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Intel Core i5-9300H
Intel Core i5-9300H

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Core i5-9300H? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9880H has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i5-9300H has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    156 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9880H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    193 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    211 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    306 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    284 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    61 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    195 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9300H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    249 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    249 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    411 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    501 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    831 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    111 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    391 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000H left arrow Intel Core i 9000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • Segment
    Mobile 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
    2.3 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.8 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    14 nm 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
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-9300H and Intel Core i9-9880H. 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
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133
  • PCIe lanes
    16 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 i9-9880H and Intel Core i5-9300H 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
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9880H and Intel Core i5-9300H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H 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 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 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

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9880H and Intel Core i5-9300H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

447.000000
Intel Core i9-9880H
422.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3462.000000
Intel Core i9-9880H
2111.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1127.000000
Intel Core i9-9880H
1009.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

6114.000000
Intel Core i9-9880H
3518.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

461.000000
Intel Core i9-9880H
403.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

242.200000
Intel Core i9-9880H
492.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

16811.000000
Intel Core i9-9880H
9859.000000
Intel Core i5-9300H

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