i9-9900T vs i9-9880H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9880H
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
8.61
+4.6%
Core i9-9900T
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
8.23

Core i9-9880H outperforms Core i9-9900T by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking874915
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i9Intel Core i9
Power efficiency18.1122.25
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$556$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2321
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2180.3 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T. 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++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP++

Security technologies

Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

i9-9880H 8.61
+4.6%
i9-9900T 8.23

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.

i9-9880H 13671
+4.6%
i9-9900T 13072

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-9880H 1376
i9-9900T 1522
+10.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-9880H 6126
i9-9900T 6659
+8.7%

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.

i9-9880H 6967
+3.1%
i9-9900T 6758

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.

i9-9880H 42456
+35.4%
i9-9900T 31357

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.

i9-9880H 12226
+19.2%
i9-9900T 10259

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-9880H 5.39
+9.1%
i9-9900T 5.88

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.

i9-9880H 19
+53%
i9-9900T 12

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-9880H 1508
+35.6%
i9-9900T 1112

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.

i9-9880H 190
+2.7%
i9-9900T 185

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.

i9-9880H 2.11
+1%
i9-9900T 2.09

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.

i9-9880H 7.5
+63%
i9-9900T 4.6

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.  

i9-9880H 102
+45.7%
i9-9900T 70

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.  

i9-9880H 217
+25.1%
i9-9900T 173

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.

i9-9880H 6683
+9.4%
i9-9900T 6109

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9880H 7231
+22.8%
i9-9900T 5888

Blender(-)

i9-9880H 335
i9-9900T 422
+26.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-9880H 1176
i9-9900T 1206
+2.6%

7-Zip Single

i9-9880H 4924
+0.6%
i9-9900T 4894

7-Zip

i9-9880H 42138
+20.1%
i9-9900T 35084

WebXPRT 3

i9-9880H 184
i9-9900T 197
+7.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.61 8.23
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i9-9880H has a 4.6% higher aggregate performance score.

i9-9900T, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-9880H and Core i9-9900T.

Be aware that Core i9-9880H is a notebook processor while Core i9-9900T is a desktop one.


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