[Comparison] Intel Core i7-10875H vs Intel Core i9-9980HK – the i7-10875H is better by 10% in Cinebench 15 and 2% in Photoshop
In times when the CPU market is dominated by AMD, it’s great to see what the other big brand in the space Intel has in its arsenal. For this purpose, today we have a comparison between the Intel Core i7-10875H vs Intel Core i9-9980HK.
Here is our Top Laptop CPU Ranking, where you can see the best CPUs on the market, including the two that we are comparing today.
You can find more information about both CPUs here: Intel Core i7-10875H / Intel Core i9-9980HK
Specs table
| Intel Core i7-10875H | Intel Core i9-9980HK | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores/Threads | 8/16 | 8/16 |
| Manufacturing process | 14nm | 14nm |
| Cache | 16MB | 16MB |
| Architecture | Comet Lake H | Coffee Lake HR |
| Frequency: Base/Max | 2.30GHz/5.10GHz | 2.40GHz/5.00GHz |
| Memory type | DDR4-2933MHz | DDR4-2666MHz, LPDDR3-2133MHz |
| Integrated graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
CPU benchmark
In the first test, where we test the CPUs in Cinebench 15, the Core i7 surprised many of us and was better by 10%. In the second test, which consists of Photoshop rendering, while the Core i7 won again, the results were so close that you won’t even notice the difference if you’re using both CPUs.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Conclusion
While both processors performed admirably, the Core i7-10875H was better, delivering better performance in Cinebench 15, and while the results in Photoshop were as close as they could get, the 2% advantage is still there.
All laptops with the Intel Core i7-10875H:
All laptops with the Intel Core i9-9980HK:
Author: Severin Kolakov
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