i5-11500T vs i9-10880H

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10880H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.22
+11.4%
Core i5-11500T
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
8.28

Core i9-10880H outperforms Core i5-11500T by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking829908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency19.3922.39
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

i9-10880H 9.22
+11.4%
i5-11500T 8.28

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.

i9-10880H 14642
+11.3%
i5-11500T 13155

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.22 8.28
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.49
Recency 2 April 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i9-10880H has a 11.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-11500T, on the other hand, has 45.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10880H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11500T in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i9-10880H is a notebook processor while Core i5-11500T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10880H and Core i5-11500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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