Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9880H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 - 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 i9-9880H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9880H was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
9 Generation 4
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9880H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i9-9880H Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 i9-9880H Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
-- 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 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
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
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-9880H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-9880H Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1866
128 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 40
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-9880H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 is 130 W.

Intel Core i9-9880H Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9880H has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 cache has a total of 25.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-9880H Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
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 2011
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, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2013
550 $ Release price 1700 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1127 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
891 (79%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6114 (95%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6428 (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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1422 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
813 (57%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6467 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4783 (74%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
13961 (86%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
16165 (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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
3818 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
3595 (94%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
191 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
151 (79%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1535 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1136 (74%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
70 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
494 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1162 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
8657 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
447 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3462 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
@ 0.00 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 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 i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
242.2 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
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HP Omen 17-cb0020ng
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MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657
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