Core i9-11900H: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-11900H provides good benchmark performance at 12.94% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core i9-11900H sales 11 May 2021. This is a Tiger Lake-H architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 10 nm SuperFin manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4900 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1787 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4 memory.
Primary details
Core i9-11900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 581 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Tiger Lake | |
| Power efficiency | 34.99 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Tiger Lake-H (2021) | |
| Release date | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | |
| Threads | 16 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm SuperFin | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-11900H compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCBGA1787 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | + | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Flex Memory Access | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | |
| Deep Learning Boost | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| SGX | - | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-11900H's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i9-11900H.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.45 GHz | |
| Execution Units | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-11900H's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-11900H's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680x4320@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i9-11900H's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-11900H. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i9-11900H is Ryzen 9 5900H, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.
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