Intel Core i9 9980HK

Cores: 8
L3 cache: 16MB (shared)
TDP: 45 W
Transistor size: 14 nm

Core i9 9980HK - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1440 that has 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2400 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 5000 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 16 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Review

Single-Core Performance

45

Multi-Core Performance

22

Power Efficiency

44

Integrated Graphics

23

NanoReview Final Score

36

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

70

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

459

Cinebench 2026 (Single)	646
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)	4296

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

1538

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

6944

File compression	513.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation	58.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	158.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	234.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	139.6 pages/sec
Background blur	31.6 images/sec
Photo processing	56.3 images/sec
Ray tracing	12.4 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 610 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

2505

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

13930

Integer math	52.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math	30.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	40M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	26.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption	5.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression	204.5 MBytes/sec
Physics	823 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	11.2B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 1877 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

130.18

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	10.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	154.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	309.6 PPW
Blender / Watt	2.89 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-05-20 (Nico)	Cinebench 2026	646 / 4296

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General

Vendor	Intel
Released	April 23, 2019
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Coffee Lake
Model number	i9-9980HK
Integrated GPU	UHD Graphics 630
Successor	- Intel Core i9 13900HK

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	8
P-Threads	16
Base Frequency (P)	2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	5 GHz

Total
Total Cores	8
Total Threads	16
Multiplier	24x
Bus Bandwidth	8 GT/s
L1 Cache	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	256K (per core)
L3 Cache	16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes

Package

Fabrication Process	14 nm
TDP (PL1)	45 W
Socket	BGA-1440
Peak Temperature	100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock	350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1250 MHz
Shading Units	192
TMUs	24
ROPs	3
Execution Units	24
TGP	15 W

iGPU FLOPS

0.5 TFLOPS

See also: Intel UHD Graphics 630 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i9 9980HK

Memory Support

Memory Types	- DDR4-2666 - LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Channels	2
Max. Memory Bandwidth	41.8 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

Official Site	Intel Core i9 9980HK official page
PCI Express Version	3.0
PCI Express Lanes	16
Technologies	- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C - Performance: Boost 2.0, EIST, HTT, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: TXT, XD bit

Competitors

1. Intel Core i9 9980HK vs Apple M1 (2)

2. Intel Core i9 9980HK vs Apple M1 Pro

3. Intel Core i9 9980HK vs Apple M2 Max

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