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Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core i9-9880H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Core i9-9820X
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel Core i9-9880H

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9820X or Intel Core i9-9880H? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9820X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Core i9-9880H has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    306 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9820X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    147 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    160 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    248 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    463 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.27 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    239 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    449 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    666 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    124 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    324 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    10 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Core i 9000H
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
    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9880H and Intel Core i9-9820X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9820X and Intel Core i9-9880H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9820X and Intel Core i9-9820X, 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, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    17.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake H Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9820X and Intel Core i9-9880H.

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
422
Intel Core i9-9820X
447
Intel Core i9-9880H
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
4677
Intel Core i9-9820X
3462
Intel Core i9-9880H
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
184
Intel Core i9-9820X
191
Intel Core i9-9880H
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
1987
Intel Core i9-9820X
1535
Intel Core i9-9880H
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
155.6
Intel Core i9-9820X
242.2
Intel Core i9-9880H
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
21535
Intel Core i9-9820X
16811
Intel Core i9-9880H

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