i5-10500H vs i9-10980HK

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10980HK
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
10.73
+52.2%
Core i5-10500H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.05

Core i9-10980HK outperforms Core i5-10500H by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7291005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency22.5714.83
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$583no data

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H 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 speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)153 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H. 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++
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++

Security technologies

Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980HK and Core i5-10500H.

PCIe version4.03.0
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.

i9-10980HK 10.73
+52.2%
i5-10500H 7.05

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.

i9-10980HK 17037
+52.1%
i5-10500H 11203

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.

i9-10980HK 13765
+23.4%
i5-10500H 11157

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-10980HK 1737
+39.1%
i5-10500H 1249

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.

i9-10980HK 206
+10.6%
i5-10500H 186

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.

i9-10980HK 10.1
+146%
i5-10500H 4.1

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.

i9-10980HK 6869
+10.9%
i5-10500H 6194

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.  

i9-10980HK 98
+26.2%
i5-10500H 78

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.  

i9-10980HK 239
+4.8%
i5-10500H 228

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10980HK 8156
+28.8%
i5-10500H 6332

Blender(-)

i9-10980HK 279
i5-10500H 386
+38.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10980HK 1348
+11.8%
i5-10500H 1206

7-Zip Single

i9-10980HK 5437
+11.3%
i5-10500H 4886

7-Zip

i9-10980HK 47455
+41.9%
i5-10500H 33445

WebXPRT 3

i9-10980HK 243
+8.7%
i5-10500H 224

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.73 7.05
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12

i9-10980HK has a 52.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Core i9-10980HK is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10500H in performance tests.


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