Intel Core i9-11900H vs Intel Core i7-1280P

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Intel Core i9-11900H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i7-1280P

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-11900H and the Intel Core i7-1280P and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-11900H 8 core processor released in Q2/2021 with the Intel Core i7-1280P which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
11 Generation 12
Tiger Lake H Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-12900H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11900H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-1280P clocks with 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-11900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-1280P
8 Cores 14
16 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 i9-11900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-1280P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
11 GPU Generation 13
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
32 Compute units 96
256 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-11900H, while the Intel Core i7-1280P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-11900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-1280P
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 11.50 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 28
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-11900H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-1280P is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-11900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-1280P
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) 64 W
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11900H has 24.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-1280P is at 35.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i9-11900H Characteristic Intel Core i7-1280P
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1787 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2022
546 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1540 (83%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1848 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12345 (91%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
13549 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1599 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1587 (99%)

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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
9436 (93%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
10126 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2040 (94%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2167 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
8451 (86%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
9827 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
599 (85%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
707 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5342 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
5222 (98%)

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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (33%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
184 (89%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
206 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
21125 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
20478 (97%)

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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
77 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
437 (100%)

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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
5099 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.80 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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
264 (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 i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
2103 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i7-1280P
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