Intel Core i9-11980HK vs Intel Core i9-11900KF

Processor comparisons 12-06-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-11980HK vs Intel Core i9-11900KF and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like MATLAB, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, RealBench, Handbrake, 3DMark, Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Furmark, VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, WPrime, PCMark 10, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Valheim
Apex Legends

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900KF or Intel Core i9-11980HK.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i9-11980HK

58%

Core i9-11900KF

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-11980HK

55%

Core i9-11900KF

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.4	96.8
Valorant	111.8	110.0
Cyberpunk 2077	62.6	61.6
Apex Legends	105.1	103.4
Call of Duty Warzone	83.9	82.5
Overwatch	90.6	89.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.2	75.9
DOOM Eternal	55.9	55.0
Warzone	87.2	85.8
Assassin's Creed	93.9	92.4
Valheim	92.8	91.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-11980HK

82%

Core i9-11900KF

45%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-11980HK is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11900KF as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-11980HK	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	298	281
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2704	2549
Cinbench 20 Single-core	668	630
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6009	5668
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1735	1636
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17294	16310

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-11980HK	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Single-Core	3989	3763
Multi-Core	29565	27884

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-11980HK	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Single-Core	1599	1722
Multi-Core	10219	8613

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-11980HK	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Announcement date	February 21, 2021	February 21, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1787	FCLGA1200
Core name	Tiger Lake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	11
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-11900KF is 5% better than Core i9-11980HK in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11980HK is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900KF is better: 4
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-11980HK and Intel Core i9-11900KF before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-11980HK - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-11980HK specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-11900KF specs and review.