Intel Core i7-10700T vs Intel Core i9-10980HK

Core i7-10700T vs Core i9-10980HK benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-10700T performs better than the Core i9-10980HK. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-10980HK in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i9-10980HK has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-10700T. Also, the Core i9-10980HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-10700T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-10980HK CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-10700T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.