Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Core i9-10880H

Processor comparisons   18-01-2022
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i9-9880H vs Intel Core i9-10880H tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, RealBench, 3DMark, MATLAB, Blender, VeraCrypt, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, WPrime, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, PCMark 10, AIDA64, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10880H or Intel Core i9-9880H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9880H

54%

Core i9-10880H

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9880H

54%

Core i9-10880H

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just 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: Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	95.8
Valorant	108.4	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	61.0
Apex Legends	101.9	102.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	81.6
Overwatch	87.8	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	75.1
DOOM Eternal	54.2	54.4
Warzone	84.5	84.9
Assassin's Creed	91.0	91.4
Valheim	90.0	90.3

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 i9-9880H

82%

Core i9-10880H

92%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-10880H is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9880H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software 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 work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Core i9-10880H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	203
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1535	1506
Cinbench 20 Single-core	447	469
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3462	3372
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1052
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8311	10194

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

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Core i9-10880H
Single-Core	2554	2804
Multi-Core	14080	15355

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

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Core i9-10880H
Single-Core	1118	1250
Multi-Core	7238	7637

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-9880H	Intel Core i9-10880H
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1440
Core name	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	9
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. 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 i9-9880H is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10880H is better: 20
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-9880H and Intel Core i9-10880H before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-9880H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9880H specs and review.

Intel Core i9-10880H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10880H specs and review.