Intel Core i7-4770 vs Intel Core i9-9880H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4770 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i9-9880H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Core i9-9880H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-4770 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4770 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Core i9-9880H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9880H was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Core i 9000H (11)
4 Generation 9
Haswell S Architecture Coffee Lake H Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-3770 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4770 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4770 is 3.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-9880H has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9880H is at 2.30 GHz (4.80 GHz).

Intel Core i7-4770 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9880H
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.80 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-4770 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9880H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Core i9-9880H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 24
160 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4770 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i9-9880H supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-4770 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9880H
Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4770 is 84 W, while the Intel Core i9-9880H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-4770 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9880H
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4770 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-9880H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-4770 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9880H
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2019
280 $ Release price 550 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 9 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
969 (83%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1162 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4415 (51%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
8657 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
914 (81%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1127 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3367 (55%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6114 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1102 (77%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1422 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3740 (58%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6467 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
355 (79%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
447 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1349 (39%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3462 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (83%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
64 (48%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
132 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7066 (51%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
13961 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
473 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
242.2 (51%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
2003 (52%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
3818 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
141 (74%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
191 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
690 (45%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1535 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
70 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
494 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
391 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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