Intel, on Thursday, announced 10th Gen Comet Lake H-series processors for laptops. The Comet Lake H-series mobile processors are built on the 14nm process and have a thermal design power (TDP) of 45W with boost clock speeds of up to 5.3 GHz.
All 10th Gen mobile processors support Thunderbolt 3 technology, integrated Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Gig+), Intel Optane memory, two-channel DDR4-2933 MHz memory, Adaptix Dynamic Tuning Technology, and Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. The 10th Gen Core i9 and Core i7 processors also support Intel Thermal Velocity Boost.
Model | Base Clock speed (GHz) | Boost Frequency (GHz) | Cores / Threads | TDP | Unlocked | Cache |
Intel Core i9-10980HK | 2.4 | 5.3 | 8C / 16T | 45W | Yes | 16 MB |
Intel Core i7-10875H | 2.3 | 5.1 | 8C / 16T | 45W | No | 16 MB |
Intel Core i7-10850H | 2.7 | 5.1 | 6C / 12T | 45W | Partial | 12 MB |
Intel Core i7-10750H | 2.6 | 5 | 6C / 12T | 45W | No | 12 MB |
Intel Core i5-10400H | 2.6 | 4.6 | 4C / 8T | 45W | No | 8 MB |
Intel Core i5-10300H | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4C / 8T | 45W | No | 8 MB |
Intel Core i9-10980HK mobile processor has eight cores, sixteen threads, 16 MB Intel smart cache, and base clock frequency of 2.4 GHz that can boost frequency of up to 5.3 GHz. The chip is completely unlocked, which allows users to customize, optimize, and tune the CPU performance.
The Intel Core i7-10875H has eight cores, sixteen threads, 16 MB Intel smart cache, and base clock frequency of 2.3 GHz that can boost frequency of up to 5.1 GHz. The Intel Core i7-10850H has six cores, twelve threads, 12 MB Intel smart cache, and base clock frequency of 2.7 GHz that can boost frequency of up to 5.1 GHz. The chip is partially unlocked. The Intel Core i7-10750H has six cores, twelve threads, 12 MB Intel smart cache, and base clock frequency of 2.6 GHz that can boost frequency of up to 5.0 GHz.
The Intel Core i5-10400H has four cores, eight threads, 8 MB Intel smart cache, and base clock frequency of 2.6 GHz that can boost frequency of up to 4.6 GHz. The Intel Core i5-10300H has four cores, eight threads, 8 MB Intel smart cache, and base clock frequency of 2.5 GHz that can boost frequency of up to 4.5 GHz.
MSI and Razer already announced its 10th Gen Intel laptops with Nvidia GPUs- the MSI GE66 Raider, and Razer Blade 15. Manufacturers like HP, Dell, Asus are also working to bring new or upgraded laptops with Comet Lake H-series processors, and it should be available in the coming weeks.