Intel Core i7-9750H vs Intel Core i5-3475S

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-9750H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3475S
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i5-3475S

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-9750H or Intel Core i5-3475S - 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 i7-9750H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9750H was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i5-3475S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3475S was released in Q2/2012.
Intel Core i7 (300) Family Intel Core i5 (336)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
9 Generation 3
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Notebook Segment Desktop
Intel Core i7-8750H Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-10750H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-9750H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-9750H is 2.60 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-3475S has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3475S is at 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Core i7-9750H Characteristic Intel Core i5-3475S
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-9750H Characteristic Intel Core i5-3475S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-9750H or Intel Core i5-3475S 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 16
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-9750H can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-3475S supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-9750H Characteristic Intel Core i5-3475S
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 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 i7-9750H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i5-3475S has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-9750H Characteristic Intel Core i5-3475S
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-9750H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-3475S is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-9750H Characteristic Intel Core i5-3475S
14 nm Technology 22 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, AVX
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2012
390 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9750H (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S (60%)
Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9750H (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S (41%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1354 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
705 (52%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5679 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1932 (34%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1132 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
772 (68%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5149 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2488 (48%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (64%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
11055 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
4372 (40%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
64 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
397 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1113 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6912 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
441 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2653 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
103 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
307 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
451 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
2814 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
184 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1182 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i5-3475S
Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2019)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
ASUS ROG Strix G
ZBOX Magnus EN72070V
ZBOX Magnus EN72080V
Unknown

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