Intel Core i9-11950H vs Intel Core i9-10900K

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Intel Core i9-11950H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-10900K

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-11950H or Intel Core i9-10900K - 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 i9-11950H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11950H was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900K was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
11 Generation 10
Tiger Lake H Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-9900K
-- Successor Intel Core i9-11900K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11950H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz).

Intel Core i9-11950H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900K
8 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.60 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.30 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.90 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 i9-11950H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
11 GPU Generation 9.5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 24
256 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-11950H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900K can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-11950H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900K
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-11950H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i9-10900K is 125 W.

Intel Core i9-11950H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900K
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 95 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11950H has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-10900K cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-11950H Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900K
10 nm Technology 14 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 LGA 1200
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 Q2/2020
556 $ Release price 490 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 7 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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1574 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1382 (88%)

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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
12836 (81%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
15945 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1645 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1417 (86%)

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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
8311 (73%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
11344 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
2129 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1743 (82%)

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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
9535 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
8990 (94%)

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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
610 (95%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
645 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
5547 (86%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
6419 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (62%)

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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
112 (47%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
240 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
21792 (92%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
23706 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
5155 (70%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
7347 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
80 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
936 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
126 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
580 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
232 (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 i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2668 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-10900K
Unknown Unknown

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