Intel Core i9-9880H

Intel Core i9-9880H
Benchmarks & Specs

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Intel's Intel Core i9-9880H was once the heart of many high-performance notebooks. This processor, manufactured using the 14 nm process, is based on the Coffee Lake H Refresh architecture. It was designed to meet even demanding applications, offering considerable computing power for this purpose.

Of particular note is its impressive multi-core performance. This is also evident in Cinebench 2024, where it achieved 494 points in the multicore test. The 16 MB Level 3 cache also ensures fast data processing. In the single-core test of Cinebench 2024, the chip scored 70 points, demonstrating solid performance per core.

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 takes care of everyday graphics display. We have repeatedly found that this combination provided a very reliable working basis. For mobile workstations or gaming notebooks of that time, this chip was an excellent choice. It ensured that even complex tasks could always be processed smoothly.

  • Strong multi-core performance
  • Large Level 3 cache
  • Suitable for demanding mobile applications
  • Integrated graphics unit

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 292 / 457
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 246 / 452
In segment Notebook
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
71 pts
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
71 pts
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
70 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
68 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
67 pts
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
496 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
496 pts
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
494 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
486 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
485 pts
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,171 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,165 pts
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
1,162 pts
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C / 12T · 4.50 GHz
1,161 pts
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
1,153 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-1220P
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
8,811 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
8,765 pts
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
8,657 pts
Apple M2
Apple M2 99 %
8C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
8,558 pts
Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
8,558 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,437
Intel Core i7-8569U
4C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
1,432
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
1,422
Intel Core i7-8850H
6C / 12T · 4.30 GHz
1,420
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,412
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
6,571
Intel Core i7-11600H
6C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
6,482
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
6,467
Intel Core i5-1235U
10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
6,454
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 3.40 GHz
6,440
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-11260H
6C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
448 cb
Intel Core i5-11300H
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
448 cb
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
447 cb
Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
441 cb
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
441 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-9750H
6C / 12T · 4.50 GHz
1,132
Intel Core i5-10310U
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
1,131
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
1,127
Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,126
Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
1,124
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
3,503 cb
Intel Core i5-1335U
10C / 12T · 1.30 GHz
3,468 cb
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
3,462 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
3,457 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C / 16T · 3.30 GHz
3,381 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz
6,132
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz
6,132
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
6,114
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
6,102
Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
5,989
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i9-10885H
Intel UHD Graphics 630
480
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630
480
Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630
461
Intel Xeon E-2176M
Intel UHD Graphics P630
461
Intel Xeon E-2186M
Intel UHD Graphics P630
461
Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
143
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
134
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
132
Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
131
Intel Core i7-12700H
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
131
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C / 32T · 2.50 GHz
94.0 s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
174.0 s
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
242.2 s
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
251.2 s
Apple M2
Apple M2 114 %
8C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
277.0 s
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-10885H
8C / 16T · 2.40 GHz
3,902
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C / 16T · 1.80 GHz
3,848
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 2.30 GHz
3,818
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
8C / 16T · 1.90 GHz
3,763
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C / 12T · 3.30 GHz
3,762
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
196 cb
Intel Core i7-9850H
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
192 cb
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
191 cb
Intel Core i5-10300H
4C / 8T · 4.50 GHz
189 cb
Intel Core i7-8557U
4C / 8T · 4.50 GHz
189 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
1,563 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
1,546 cb
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
1,535 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
1,522 cb
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
1,498 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i9 (81)
CPU groupIntel Core i 9000H (11)
ArchitectureCoffee Lake H Refresh
Technology14 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1440
Generation9
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 8x
Frequency: 2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 3.40 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache16.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.20 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ4/2017

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-2666
34.2 GB/s
42.7 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory128 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP45 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down35 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ2/2019
Release price550 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel Core i9-9880H
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