Intel releases Core i9-9980HK laptop processor with eight cores

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/23/2019 04:34 PM | source: | 15 comment(s)

Intel today launches their ninth generation of Core H processors for laptops, the top end model has been fitted with 8-cores running one thread up-to 5 GHz.

At the top of the stack is the 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9980HK processor, the first Intel® Core™ i9 mobile processor with up to 5 GHz2 with Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost, 8 cores and 16 threads, and supporting 16MB of Intel® Smart Cache. The 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors are designed for the most demanding workloads to deliver:

A full range of processors including Intel Core i5, i7 and the unlocked3Intel Core i9-9980HK for even more performance.
Up to 33% overall performance leap compared with a 3-year old PC.4
Up to 28% increased responsiveness.5
Continuous performance optimization with Intel® Dynamic Tuning for all types of laptops.

How It Games: 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors deliver desktop-caliber AAA gaming you can take anywhere, even while recording and streaming. With optimized performance on battery and Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 supporting multi-Gigabit Wi-Fi speed – based on the latest Wi-Fi standard offering low latency and ultra-fast connection speeds – laptop gaming gets a whole lot better. Gamers will be able to:

Play immersive AAA gameplay with up to 56% FPS improvement on games like “Total War: Warhammer II”.6
Experience up to 38% faster turn time on games like “Civilization 6”.7
Game, record and stream without compromise and broadcast HD live streams up to 2.1 times faster, gen-over-gen.8
Break the gigabit barrier with the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard running on the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Gig+) solution offering almost three times faster throughput and up to 75% latency reduction9 – pair it with Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) routers based on Intel technology to unleash a great gaming experience.

Ninth generation Intel Core H processors
Processor	Cores / threads	L3 cache	Clock speed	Turbo (1 core)	Turbo (all cores)	Tdp
Core i9-9980HK	8/16	16MB	2.4 GHz	5.0GHz	4.2 GHz	45W
Core i9-9880H	8/16	16MB	2.3 GHz	4.8 GHz	4.1 GHz	45W
Core i7-9850H	6/12	12MB	2.6 GHz	4.6 GHz	4.1 GHz	45W
Core i7-9750H	6/12	12MB	2.6 GHz	4.5 GHz	4.0 GHz	45W
Core i5-9400H	4/8	8MB	2.5 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.1 GHz	45W
Core i5-9300H	4/8	8MB	2.4 GHz	4.1 GHz	4.0 GHz	45W

How It Improves Creation: 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors power faster video10 editing to tackle heavyweight creative tasks on the go. New Intel Optane memory H10 with solid-state storage provides the responsiveness of Intel Optane memory with the capacity of a QLC NAND SSD, speeds application and content loading,11 and Thunderbolt 3 enhances home and office creation via fast single-wire access to multiple 4K monitors, additional external storage and system charging. 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors will deliver:

Up to 54% faster 4K video editing versus a 3-year-old PC.12
With up to 1TB of total storage, Intel Optane memory H10 with solid-state storage will have the capacity users need for their apps and files.
Up to 63% faster content creation versus a 3-year-old PC via Intel Optane memory H10 with solid-state storage versus a standalone TLC NAND SSD.13
Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) lets you share your 10GB multimedia files in less than one minute (almost three times faster than standard 2×2 AC Wi-Fi).14When connected to a new Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) router powered by Intel technology it is now possible to create, edit and share faster than ever before.

Where to Get It: Starting April 23, 2019, laptops powered by the 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors will launch from OEMs including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI, as they introduce the most compelling laptops for gaming and content creation.

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#5662575 Posted on: 04/23/2019 05:01 PM

Ah, 5Ghz: your own personal heater!

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#5662584 Posted on: 04/23/2019 05:24 PM

Could be cool to test this against a Ryzen 2700E 45W, the Ryzen has a 400MHz higher baseclock.

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#5662585 Posted on: 04/23/2019 05:26 PM

Ah, 5Ghz: your own personal heater!

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#5662606 Posted on: 04/23/2019 06:05 PM

Even the base clocks are all pretty much the same... this is probably the most half-assed attempt at giving TDP estimates that I've ever seen come from Intel. This is probably the same stupid marketing Intel gave to Apple, which has resulted in all the recent Macbook Pros thermal throttling.

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#5662608 Posted on: 04/23/2019 06:11 PM

9980HK - replacement for electric heating

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#5662688 Posted on: 04/23/2019 08:57 PM

I am curious how the newly-launched picasso-core amd ryzen 3000 series stack up against these. The 3750h vs 9980hk sounds like quite a showdown. I feel like amd might actually have the edge in terms of efficiency this time, but that 9980hk is a lot of cpu in a laptop.

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#5662744 Posted on: 04/23/2019 11:58 PM

Intel keeps bragging on social media about up to 5gh but fail to disclose its 1 core boost. What a bunch assholes.

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#5662750 Posted on: 04/24/2019 12:07 AM

I don't get it, the 8750H throttles on most of the laptops that comes on or cant turbo to what its meant to run, this 8 core will throttle even more, you going to need some serious cooling to be able to keep on full throttle.

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#5662865 Posted on: 04/24/2019 09:12 AM

Is there any better "laptop" cpu from AMD, or is this the best option i i case of performance?

Intel has some strange TDP and it may be warm, but has AMD any better solution?

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#5662866 Posted on: 04/24/2019 09:20 AM

Not only cooling, but VRMs and Power Brick.

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#5662920 Posted on: 04/24/2019 01:00 PM

I would not worry. It is 45W TDP chip. Ah wait intel's TDP is not actually peak power draw as with AMD.
I wonder what is power draw with all cores loaded and running on mentioned 4.2GHz Turbo.

It is funny to see 8C/16T next to 4C/8T with same TDP and same All core turbo.
I wonder how badly these are going to thermally throttle.... My wife's four core eight thread 7700HQ needed to be dropped .40 VOLTS before throttling itself to unspeakably low clock speeds.

Here's to "hoping" for good things....

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#5663031 Posted on: 04/24/2019 05:22 PM

Is there any better "laptop" cpu from AMD, or is this the best option i i case of performance?

Intel has some strange TDP and it may be warm, but has AMD any better solution?

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The biggest difference in performance is the cooling solution in the laptop, not as much AMD vs Intel.
Asus made a laptop with a 65W TDP cooler and a desktop Ryzen 1700, In multi core benchmark it will smash almost everything else available in a laptop format, if you can live with the noise and power use.
There is a Ryzen 2700E that is 45W TDP and it could have a 400Mhz higher base clock then the Intel, so the question is what CPU handles the limited cooling the best.

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#5663098 Posted on: 04/24/2019 08:20 PM

Is there any better "laptop" cpu from AMD, or is this the best option i i case of performance?

Intel has some strange TDP and it may be warm, but has AMD any better solution?

As i previously stated, the picasso-core amd ryzen 3000 series laptop apu's have been launched, and i would imagine the ryzen 5 3550h, ryzen 3700u, and ryzen 3750h will be strong competitors. 3700u is 15w tdp, and both the 3550h and 3750h are 35w tdp.

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#5663196 Posted on: 04/25/2019 05:06 AM

I wonder how badly these are going to thermally throttle.... My wife's four core eight thread 7700HQ needed to be dropped .40 VOLTS before throttling itself to unspeakably low clock speeds.

Here's to "hoping" for good things....
It depends on how well the cooling is designed inside of the laptop as well because some manufacturers do a very good job while other do a piss poor job. My MSI gaming Laptop that I have it has the same CPU as your wife laptop a 7700HQ and I don't have any thermal throttling issues. But My laptop has 2 fans one for the GPU and one for the CPU which makes the cooling efficiency alot better because you don't 1 fan trying to do everything. Plus I have a cooling pad underneath it.

Take that new Asus laptop that they introduced at CES where the screen detaches from the keyboard making everything wireless the CPU/GPU and the cooling is all inside the screen where supposedly making for efficient cooling.

Finally if you take poor solution like Apple's MacBook pros with the hex core i9s in them. Those suckers thermal throttled themselves like nobody's business if you put any kind of a heavy load on them. Even though Apple fixed that in software the cooling effectiveness is still terrible and their built in fan curves suck by making the machine wait until it get up like 80C in order for the fans to kick on lucky there is 3rd party software that counteracts this nonsense.

So at the end of the day it is down to how well the manufacturer of the laptop designs the cooling.

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#5663953 Posted on: 04/27/2019 03:47 PM

It depends on how well the cooling is designed inside of the laptop as well because some manufacturers do a very good job while other do a piss poor job. My MSI gaming Laptop that I have it has the same CPU as your wife laptop a 7700HQ and I don't have any thermal throttling issues. But My laptop has 2 fans one for the GPU and one for the CPU which makes the cooling efficiency alot better because you don't 1 fan trying to do everything. Plus I have a cooling pad underneath it.

Take that new Asus laptop that they introduced at CES where the screen detaches from the keyboard making everything wireless the CPU/GPU and the cooling is all inside the screen where supposedly making for efficient cooling.

Finally if you take poor solution like Apple's MacBook pros with the hex core i9s in them. Those suckers thermal throttled themselves like nobody's business if you put any kind of a heavy load on them. Even though Apple fixed that in software the cooling effectiveness is still terrible and their built in fan curves suck by making the machine wait until it get up like 80C in order for the fans to kick on lucky there is 3rd party software that counteracts this nonsense.

So at the end of the day it is down to how well the manufacturer of the laptop designs the cooling.
Of course. And the voltage is a crucial point also.... Especially when it comes to the consumer doing so in order to alleviate any throttling.

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