Core i9-11980HK: specs and benchmarks

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Core i9-11980HK
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.32

Core i9-11980HK provides good benchmark performance at 14.32% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i9-11980HK sales 11 May 2021. This is a Tiger Lake-HK 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 max turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1787 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4 memory.

Primary details

Core i9-11980HK processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking502
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesTiger Lake
Power efficiency20.85of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-HK (2021)
Release date11 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speed2.6 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed5 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFinof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+
Unlocked multiplier+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11980HK 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketFCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11980HK. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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 i9-11980HK's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9654)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i9-11980HK.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHz
Execution Units32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-11980HK's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-11980HK's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-11980HK's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1
OpenGL4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version4.0of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI Express lanes20of 128 (EPYC 9655P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-11980HK. 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.

i9-11980HK 14.32

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.

i9-11980HK 22741

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.

i9-11980HK 9626

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.

i9-11980HK 52116

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.

i9-11980HK 21

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-11980HK 2152

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.

i9-11980HK 230

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.

i9-11980HK 2.76

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-11980HK 9813

Blender(-)

i9-11980HK 256

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-11980HK 1627

7-Zip Single

i9-11980HK 5668

7-Zip

i9-11980HK 53426

WebXPRT 3

i9-11980HK 279

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i9-11980HK's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core i9-11980HK 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i9-11980HK is Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i9-11980HK:

Core i9-11980HK 100

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i9-11980HK, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i9-11980HK in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 1719 configurations using Core i9-11980HK in our database.

RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 4090
8.4% (144/1719)
RTX 4080 GeForce RTX 4080
0.4% (7/1719)
RTX 4070 Ti GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
0.5% (8/1719)
RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7900 XTX
0.06% (1/1719)
RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
7.3% (126/1719)
RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT
0.2% (3/1719)
RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
11.9% (205/1719)

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