Intel Core i9-10980HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i9-10980HK has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Intel Core i9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1440 socket and was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i9-10980HK scores 1,299 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 7,767 points.
Intel Core i9-10980HK

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i9-10980HK. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i9-10980HK.

Name: Intel Core i9-10980HK
Family: Intel Core i9 (78)
CPU group: Intel Core i 10000H (11)
Architecture: Comet Lake H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 10
Predecessor: Intel Core i9-9980HK
Successor: Intel Core i9-11980HK

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10980HK has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10980HK is 2.40 GHz (5.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-10980HK has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-10980HK uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.25 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 45.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2933
45.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10980HK is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 16.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1440
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 16.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 583 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-10980HK have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
AMD EPYC 7663 AMD EPYC 7663
56C 112T @ 3.50 GHz
1298
AMD EPYC 7763 AMD EPYC 7763
64C 128T @ 3.50 GHz
1298
AMD EPYC 7773X AMD EPYC 7773X
64C 128T @ 3.50 GHz
1298
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1294
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1294
Intel Core i9-9900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1294
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1294

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
9974
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz
9971
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
9945
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
9923
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
9894
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
9704
Intel Core i7-1355U Intel Core i7-1355U
10C 12T @ 1.70 GHz
9687

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 i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz
1302
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
1301
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
1300
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1299
AMD EPYC 7663 AMD EPYC 7663
56C 112T @ 3.50 GHz
1298
Intel Xeon Gold 6354 Intel Xeon Gold 6354
18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz
1298
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
36C 72T @ 3.50 GHz
1296

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7768
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7768
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7768
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7767
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7745
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
7729
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
7706

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.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1688
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1688
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
1684
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1676
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1672
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
1671
Intel Xeon E-2286M Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1668

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 i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
7577
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
7563
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
7545
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7540
Intel Xeon Gold 6134 Intel Xeon Gold 6134
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
7488
AMD EPYC 7351P AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
7485
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
7476

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
509
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz
509
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
509
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
507
Intel Core i7-10875H Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
506
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
503
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
502

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 i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
3656
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3644
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3644
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3643
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
3629
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
3629
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz
3616

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.
AMD A10-5745M AMD A10-5745M
AMD Radeon HD 8610G @ 0.63 GHz
481
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz
481
AMD GX-424CC AMD GX-424CC
AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz
481
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.25 GHz
480
Intel Core i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.25 GHz
480
Intel Xeon E-2286M Intel Xeon E-2286M
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.25 GHz
480
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.25 GHz
480

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
137
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
135
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
135
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
134
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
134
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
134
Intel Core i9-9880H Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
132

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
15922
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
15914
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
15914
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
15906
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
15850
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
15829
Intel Xeon D-2733NT Intel Xeon D-2733NT
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
15809

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
4581
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4529
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
4519
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
4492
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
4467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
4436
Intel Xeon E-2286M Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
4421

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
225
Intel Core i9-9900KS Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
222
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
221
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
219
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
219
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
219
Intel Xeon E-2286M Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
219

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1647
Intel Core i9-9900T Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1644
Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz
1630
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1627
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1617
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1615
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1615

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