i7-8750H vs i7-9750H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9750H
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.93
+9.3%
Core i7-8750H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.34

Core i7-9750H outperforms Core i7-8750H by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10191071
Place by popularity63not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
Power efficiency14.3013.09
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$395

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2622
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)9 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size150 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/AN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-9750H 6.93
+9.3%
i7-8750H 6.34

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-9750H 10809
+9.4%
i7-8750H 9882

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-9750H 1363
+4.4%
i7-8750H 1306

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-9750H 4988
+7.5%
i7-8750H 4638

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-9750H 6970
+7.7%
i7-8750H 6471

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-9750H 34445
+2.5%
i7-8750H 33595

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-9750H 10792
+4.8%
i7-8750H 10295

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-9750H 4.93
+11.2%
i7-8750H 5.48

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-9750H 13
+6.3%
i7-8750H 12

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-9750H 1188
+6.5%
i7-8750H 1116

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-9750H 186
+7.2%
i7-8750H 173

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-9750H 2.12
+7.1%
i7-8750H 1.98

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-9750H 7.4
+5%
i7-8750H 7

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-9750H 70
+4.5%
i7-8750H 67

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-9750H 215
+7.2%
i7-8750H 200

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-9750H 6396
+20.4%
i7-8750H 5310

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-9750H 5813
+20.6%
i7-8750H 4820

Blender(-)

i7-9750H 435
i7-8750H 469
+7.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-9750H 1204
+14.7%
i7-8750H 1050

7-Zip Single

i7-9750H 4865
+5.1%
i7-8750H 4629

7-Zip

i7-9750H 33303
+6.9%
i7-8750H 31144

WebXPRT 3

i7-9750H 209
i7-8750H 213
+2.2%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-9750H 22712
+3.6%
i7-8750H 21920

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-9750H 4253
+6.1%
i7-8750H 4008

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

i7-9750H 24660
+24.1%
i7-8750H 19875

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

i7-9750H 5570
+14.4%
i7-8750H 4869

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.93 6.34
Recency 23 April 2019 2 April 2018

i7-9750H has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H.


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