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Core i9-10980HK

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.40 GHz, 45 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 84.4% (208th of 1468)

Based on 7,777 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000A0652 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 84.4% Great: 96%
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-10980HK averaged just 15.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-10980HK near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 127Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 85.5Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-10980HK is 32.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-10980HK performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 760Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,098Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 7,777 samples)
Rank 20884.4%
Min Avg Max
65.4 Memory 85.5 94.8
88 1-Core 127 147
163 2-Core 241 287
84.5% 151 Pts
Min Avg Max
288 4-Core 448 537
453 8-Core 760 940
73.3% 604 Pts
Min Avg Max
688 64-Core 1,098 1,399
68% 1,098 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 281
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 993
90% 759 Pts
64-Core 1,388
86% 1,388 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 283
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 950
88% 733 Pts
64-Core 1,390
86% 1,390 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 142
2-Core 241
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 894
83% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,127
70% 1,127 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 701
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
74.9% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 170
73% 122 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 468
49% 392 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
69.6% Good
Memory 78
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 170
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 607
56% 468 Pts
64-Core 944
58% 944 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
67.1% Good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 159
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 442
44% 356 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 69,049,300 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX582LR_UX582LR

CPU
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples414x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples399x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples371x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples1x
SSD
HFM001TD3JX013N 1TBNvmeBench 229%, 5,082 samples276x
SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HBLR-00000 1TBNvmeBench 228%, 472 samples226x
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1102 1TBNvmeBench 189%, 708 samples130x
RAM
HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 78%, 3,322 samples580x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 131,863 samples155x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples37x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-10980HK Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi9-10980HK
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed2.40 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency5.30 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Max TDP45 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.25 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2933
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Flex Memory AccessYes
Speed Shift TechnologyYes

Package

Package Size42mm x 28mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCBGA1440

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

7 months ago.

AUS-User
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4,042

Average

2 years ago.

What is with Intel and their weird names?

Gamejang
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162

Excellent

3 years ago.

Expensive, powerful, and hot CPU for laptop. Able to perform almost like a desktop. Strongest mobile CPU for 2020. 8C 16T with base clock of 2,4Ghz, turbo up to 5.3Ghz (You won't get a full 5.3Ghz though) will give mobile the desktop powers. If meant for gaming, i7-10750 or i7-10850 would be better choice.

bucketbrah
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Good

4 years ago.

Its great, but there's no point of buying this in a thin and light laptop. It will truly be at home only in a beefy laptop with a highly efficient cooling solution that can run it stock at 4.7 GHz on all cores, not to mention, overclocking it.

sam362020
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Excellent

2 years ago.

It gives you desktop performance especially with overclocking

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