Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core i7-9850H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9820X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-9850H
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i7-9850H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-9820X or Intel Core i7-9850H - 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 i9-9820X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9820X was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Core i7-9850H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9850H was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 9000X (8) CPU group Intel Core i 9000H (11)
9 Generation 9
Skylake X Refresh Architecture Coffee Lake H Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-8850H
-- Successor Intel Core i7-10850H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9820X is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Core i7-9850H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Core i7-9850H
10 Cores 6
20 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Core i7-9850H
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- 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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-9820X supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9850H can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Core i7-9850H
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
85.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
17.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
44 PCIe lanes 16
43.3 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 i9-9820X has a TDP of 165 W, that of the Intel Core i7-9850H is 45 W.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Core i7-9850H
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9820X has a 17.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-9850H cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Core i7-9850H
14 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
LGA 2066 Socket BGA 1440
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
Q4/2018 Release date Q2/2019
889 $ Release price 395 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
1121 (97%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1157 (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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10465 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5207 (50%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
1394 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1367 (98%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
9361 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5788 (62%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
422 (92%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
459 (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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
4677 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2653 (57%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
19671 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
11347 (58%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
5380 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
2960 (55%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
184 (96%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
192 (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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
1987 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1182 (59%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
155.6 (100%)
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i7-9850H
Unknown Lenovo ThinkPad P1 2019
Lenovo ThinkPad P53

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