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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
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
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html left arrow -
  • 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

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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

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