Intel Core i9-11900H vs Intel Core i7-10850H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-11900H and Intel Core i7-10850H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-11900H

Intel Core i7-10850H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11900H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3133 vs 2690
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20658 vs 11835

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 May 2021 vs 2 Apr 2020
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3133 vs 2690
PassMark - CPU mark	20658 vs 11835

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10850H

Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.90 GHz

Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.90 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-11900H
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10850H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3133

2690

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20658

11835

Name	Intel Core i9-11900H	Intel Core i7-10850H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3133	2690
PassMark - CPU mark	20658	11835
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6050

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-11900H	Intel Core i7-10850H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	11 May 2021	2 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$546	$395
Place in performance rating	722	713
Processor Number	i9-11900H	i7-10850H
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Front-side bus (FSB)	24 MB
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Base frequency		2.70 GHz
L3 cache		12 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Device ID	0x9A60	0x9BC4
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.10 GHz
Configurable TDP-up	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 26.5	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1787	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)