Intel Core i9-11980HK vs Intel Core Ultra 5 236V

Core i9-11980HK vs Core Ultra 5 236V specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-11980HK beats the Core Ultra 5 236V in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 236V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i9-11980HK has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i9-11980HK has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 5 236V. Also, the Core i9-11980HK has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i9-11980HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.