[Comparison] Intel Core i9-10980HK vs Intel Core i9-9980HK – the newer Core i9-10980HK is better by 13% in 3D Rendering and by 6% in Photoshop

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i9-10980HK vs Intel Core i9-9980HK - the newer Core i9-10980HK is better by 13% in 3D Rendering and by 6% in Photoshop

From: Severin Kolakov 23 November 2020 / 02:36 | 0

Today we have a comparison between two monstrous processors. We are putting the Intel Core i9-10980HK against its last-gen counterpart – the Intel Core i9-9980HK to see how much of an improvement Intel has made in their jump from one generation to the next. You can see where these two processors stand in our Top Laptop CPU Ranking.

Here you can find more information about both CPUs: Intel Core i9-10980HK / Intel Core i9-9980HK

Specs table

	Intel Core i9-10980HK	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	2.40GHz/5.10GHz	2.40GHz/5.00GHz
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics 630

CPU benchmarks

It’s no surprise that the newer Intel Core i9-10980HK took the win against the Intel Core i9-9980HK. We saw performance gains of 13% in Cinebench 15 and 6% in Photoshop. After all, it would be a shame if you have your older CPU perform better than your new one.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i9-10980HK ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 17 (G732LXS-HG066R)

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Conclusion

The newer Intel Core i9-10980HK is better than the Intel Core i9-9980HK by 13% in our 3D Rendering test with Cinebench 15 and 6% in 2D Rendering with Adobe Photoshop. That was to be expected since newer generations bring small improvements that, while some people might find negligible, contribute to the increased performance.