Intel Core i9-11980HK vs MediaTek Helio G35

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-11980HK CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G35
Intel Core i9-11980HK MediaTek Helio G35

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-11980HK or MediaTek Helio G35 - 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 i9-11980HK 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 i9-11980HK was released in Q2/2021.

The MediaTek Helio G35 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G35 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4)
11 Generation 1
Tiger Lake H Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-10980HK Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11980HK has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11980HK is 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G35 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G35 is at 2.30 GHz.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 i9-11980HK Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-11980HK or MediaTek Helio G35 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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU PowerVR GE8320
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.68 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 1
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

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 PowerVR GE8320
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-11980HK can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G35 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933
128 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-11980HK is 65 W, while the MediaTek Helio G35 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11980HK is manufactured in 10 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G35 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
10 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
BGA 1787 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2020
583 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11980HK (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 (10%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11980HK (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 (9%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1645 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
166 (10%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
8418 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
892 (11%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
2129 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
183 (9%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
9766 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
784 (8%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.68 GHz
44 (6%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
23322 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1571 (7%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1574 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
13977 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
610 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
5875 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
122230 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
98634 (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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
5439 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11980HK MediaTek Helio G35
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