Intel Core i7-11390H vs Intel Core i7-9850H

Core i7-11390H vs Core i7-9850H specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-9850H performs better than the Core i7-11390H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-11390H in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-9850H has significantly more cores than the Core i7-11390H. Indeed, the Core i7-9850H has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-11390H. It also has more threads than the Core i7-11390H. A Core i7-11390H CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-9850H CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-11390H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.