Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155H

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9880H		Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Core Ultra 7 155H - 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 Core Ultra 7 155H has 16 cores with 22 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H was released in Q4/2023.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	Intel Core Ultra 7 (9)
Intel Core i 9000H (11)	CPU group	Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)
9	Generation	1
Coffee Lake H Refresh	Architecture	Meteor Lake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 Core Ultra 7 155H has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (4.80 GHz).
Intel Core i9-9880H	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
8	Cores	16
16	Threads	22
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz (4.80 GHz)	A-Core	1.40 GHz (4.80 GHz) 6x Redwood Cove
--	B-Core	0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Crestmont
--	C-Core	0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz) 2x Crestmont
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 Core Ultra 7 155H
--	AI hardware	Intel AI engine
--	AI specifications	Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

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	Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.60 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.25 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology	5 nm
3	Max. displays	4
24	Compute units	128
192	Shader	1024
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.2

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	Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor 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
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-9880H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-9880H	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
128 GB	Max. Memory	96 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	18.00 MB
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 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 Core Ultra 7 155H is 28 W.
Intel Core i9-9880H	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
--	TDP up	65 W
35 W	TDP down	20 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	110 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i9-9880H has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H cache has a total of 42.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-9880H	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
14 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1440	Socket	BGA 2049
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 11, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q4/2023
550 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9880H (64%)

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9880H (52%)

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (100%)

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 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1162 (66%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz	1761 (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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	8657 (51%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	16825 (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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1127 (65%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz	1746 (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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6114 (51%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	11878 (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 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1422 (62%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz	2294 (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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6467 (51%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	12749 (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 i9-9880H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (10%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.25 GHz	4460 (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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	13961 (56%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	24916 (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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	70 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 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 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	494 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 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 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	447 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 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 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	3462 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 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 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	132 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 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 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	242.2 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	3818 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 1.40 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 i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	191 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	1535 (100%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i9-9880H 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16,825 CB R23 MC @ 75 W	224 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2019) Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Asus Strix Scar III G531GW HP Omen 17-cb0020ng HP ZBook 17 G6-6TV00EA MSI GE65 9SF-006 MSI GE75 9SG.MSI GS65 Stealth-666 MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657	ASUS Zenbook Duo (2024) UX8406

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