Intel Core i9-10980HK vs Intel Core i5-1334U

Core i9-10980HK vs Core i5-1334U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-10980HK performs better than the Core i5-1334U. Despite this, the Core i5-1334U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-1334U has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i9-10980HK that has 8 cores. Despite this, the Core i9-10980HK has more threads than the Core i5-1334U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-10980HK has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1334U. Also, the Core i9-10980HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-1334U has more L2 cache than the Core i9-10980HK. Despite this, the Core i9-10980HK has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-1334U.

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 i9-10980HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.