Intel Core i5-9300HF vs Intel Core i7-8665U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9300HF and Intel Core i7-8665U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-9300HF

Intel Core i7-8665U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9300HF

4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2283 vs 2183
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7331 vs 6232

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2283 vs 2183
PassMark - CPU mark	7331 vs 6232

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665U

Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9300HF
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8665U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2283

2183

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7331

6232

Name	Intel Core i5-9300HF	Intel Core i7-8665U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2283	2183
PassMark - CPU mark	7331	6232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		105.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		30.665
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1819
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3633
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1819
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3633
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6081

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9300HF	Intel Core i7-8665U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2019	Q2 '19
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$409
Place in performance rating	1077	1091
Processor Number	i5-9300HF	i7-8665U
Series	9th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt	10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.10 GHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5