Intel Core i9-9980HK processor will be used in high-end laptops for gamers and professionals. Users can expect excellent performance, but unfortunately not the lowest bidder.
powerful, 8-core processors Coffee Lake well proven in the desktop market. known, that such a model will appear in laptops - the top representative of the new series will be Core i9-9980HK.
Core i9-9980HK is the successor to the current model Core i9-8950HK. The user will receive 8 nuclei / 16 flows, but the exact dates are not yet known. reported, the processor has an unlocked multiplier, so it can be independently overclock (provided, that it will allow laptop cooling).
Besides, reported availability 256 KB cache in the second level (L2) core, 16 MB of shared cache in the third level (L3), 2-channel memory controller DDR4, as well as the Intel integrated graphics system UHD 630.
| Model | Core i7-7820HK | Core i9-8950HK | Core i9-9980HK |
| Generation | Kaby Lake-H | Coffee Lake-H | Coffee Lake-H |
| Cores / Threads | 4/8 | 6/12 | 8/16 |
| The clock frequency / Boost | 2,9/3,9 GHz | 2,9/4,8 GHz | 2,4/? GHz |
| L2 cache | 4x 256 KB | 6x 256 KB | 8x 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| memory controller | DDR4-2400 LPDDR3-2133 DDR3L-1600 |
DDR4-2666 LPDDR3-2133 |
DDR4-2666 LPDDR3-2133 |
| Graphics | Intel HD 630 | Intel UHD 630 | Intel UHD 630 |
| TDP | 45 W | 45 W | ? |
In the table above, you can compare the performance of the new and the previous top-end processors for laptops. The naked eye can see, that Intel is not going to dwell on the model Core i9-9980HK.
Processor Core i9-9980HK will be used in the most powerful laptop for gamers and professionals. This model has already appeared in the database benchmarka 3DMark, which may indicate impending premiere mobile processors generation Core 9.