Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-9850H can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

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Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 8.45

Overall Rank:
1184th fastest in multithreading out of 4981 CPUs
925th fastest in single threading out of 4981 CPUs
276th fastest in out of 1447 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,305.76 USD (2020-12-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11033

Single Thread Rating

2479

Samples: 1393*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,491
Thread: 2,523

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	39,317 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,374 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,366 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,811 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	152,015 KBytes/Sec
Physics	709 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,711 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,479 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Laptop Workstation - 15.6" FHD Display - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-9850H Six-Core - NV Quadro T2000-64GB DDR4-1TB SSD - Win10 Pro	$2805.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 Workstation Laptop \| 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD \| Core i7-9850H - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T1000 \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz - 4GB GDDR6 Win 10 Pro Black	$2298.39 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 Workstation Laptop Touch \| 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD \| Core i7-9850H - 16GB SSD Hard Drive - 4GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz - 4GB GDDR6 Win 10 Pro Black	$4764.74 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 Workstation Laptop Touch \| 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD \| Core i7-9850H - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 4GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz - 4GB GDDR6 Win 10 Pro Black	$4844.10 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 Workstation Laptop Touch \| 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD \| Core i7-9850H - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T1000 \| 6 cores @ 4.6 GHz - 4GB GDDR6 Win 11 Pro Black	$4848.08 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,970
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,280
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,416
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,885
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,619
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,760
Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz		11,033
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,765
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,679

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.34
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.32
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.21
Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz		8.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,684
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,062
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,039
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,933
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,666
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,646
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,608
Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz		2,479
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,416

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2399796 - Feb 08 2025		8760
BL2399245 - Feb 08 2025		10124
BL2398876 - Feb 08 2025		12484
BL2398817 - Feb 08 2025		10439
BL2397962 - Feb 07 2025		12772

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz		11,033
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		10,765 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i7-9850H		12,976 (+17.6%)
Intel Xeon E-2286M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		15,109 (+36.9%)
Intel Core i9-9880H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		13,660 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs Intel Core i7-9850H		13,311 (+20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs Intel Core i7-9850H		12,570 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700B @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		11,841 (+7.3%)
Intel Xeon E-2276M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		11,807 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		11,760 (+6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Intel Core i7-9850H		10,873 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i7-10710U @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		9,503 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-9850H		9,464 (-14.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,144
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,101
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,863
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,804
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,519
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,230
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,189
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,184
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,165
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,981
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,898
Intel Core i7-9850H @ 2.60GHz		1,833

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