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Core i9-10980XE vs i7-9850H


Description
The i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10980XE gets a score of 1241.1 k points while the i7-9850H gets 289.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 4.3 times faster than the i7-9850H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
906ed
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Coffee Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
18/36
6/12
TDP
165 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
18x32+18x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
18x1024 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
25344 kB
12288 kB
Date
November 2019
June 2019
Mean monothread perf.
68.33k points
49.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
1241.12k points
289.3k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i9-10980XE
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.11k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
17.94k
15.19k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.5k
5.04k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.64k
11.98k (x1.24)
TOTAL
37.6k
36.32k (x0.97)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
84.93k
22.68k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
409.55k
83.77k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122.88k
30.37k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.12k
8.55k (x0.39)
TOTAL
639.48k
145.37k (x0.23)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i9-10980XE
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
16.03k
14.5k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
23.95k
20.73k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.03k
5.31k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.37k
11.09k (x1.18)
TOTAL
55.38k
51.62k (x0.93)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
316.11k
77.18k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
503.75k
126.35k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
131.82k
33.63k (x0.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.24k
7.87k (x0.35)
TOTAL
973.92k
245.03k (x0.25)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-10980XE
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
29.53k
19.83k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
22.59k
16.52k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
3.87k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.22k
9.02k (x0.88)
TOTAL
68.33k
49.24k (x0.72)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
587.06k
130.19k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
496.41k
121.44k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
134.66k
28.05k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.99k
9.62k (x0.42)
TOTAL
1241.12k
289.3k (x0.23)

Performance/W
i9-10980XE
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
3558 points/W
2893 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3009 points/W
2699 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
816 points/W
623 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
139 points/W
214 points/W
TOTAL
7522 points/W
6429 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10980XE
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
6153 points/GHz
4311 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4707 points/GHz
3591 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1248 points/GHz
841 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2129 points/GHz
1961 points/GHz
TOTAL
14236 points/GHz
10703 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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