Intel has refreshed its H-series processor line that was used in the 2018 MacBook Pro with a collection that boasts one eight-core processor capable of a 5GHz clock speed, but one that is also continuing to use the aging 14-nanometer production process.
The H-series Intel Core Mobile processors consist of six chips, including two Core i9 models, two Core i7, and two Core i5. While there are varying core counts and clock speeds, all of the processors have a Thermal Design Power of 45, making them useful for temperature-constrained notebooks like the MacBook range, as well as support for two channels of DDR4-2666 memory, and support for Intel Optane.
At the high end are the Core i9-9980HK and the Core i9-9880H, with base clock speeds of 2.4GHz and 2.3GHz respectively, rising to 5.0GHz and 4.8GHz under Turbo Boost. Both have eight cores and 16 threads, 16MB of Smart Cache, and take advantage of Intel’s Thermal Velocity Boost feature, but the i9-9980HK is also the only one in the entire range to ship unlocked.
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