i7-7660U vs i7-9850HL

Core i7-1165G7 Core i7-1255U Core i7-1355U Core i7-2670QM Core i7-7500U Core i7-7700HQ Core i7-8750H Core i7-9750H Core i7-9750HF Core i7-9850H Core i7-9850HE Core i7-9850HL
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Core i3-7020U Core i3-7100U Core i5-7200U Core i5-7300U Core i5-7360U Core i7-7Y75 Core i7-7500U Core i7-7600U Core m3-7Y30 Pentium 4415U Pentium Gold 4415U Pentium Gold 4415Y

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9850HL
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
4.97
+93.4%
Core i7-7660U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.57

Core i7-9850HL outperforms Core i7-7660U by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

i7-9850HL i7-9850HL
i7-7660U i7-7660U

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12211730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency18.8116.21
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateJune 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$415

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA1440FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data64 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare		Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i7-9850HL 4.97
+93.4%
i7-7660U 2.57

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.

i7-9850HL 7897
+93.6%
i7-7660U 4078

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.97 2.57
Integrated graphics card 3.09 3.86
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i7-9850HL has a 93.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i7-7660U, on the other hand, has 24.9% faster integrated GPU, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-9850HL is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7660U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-9850HL and Core i7-7660U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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