Intel has introduced the H-range of mobile processors from its 11th gen Tiger Lake family. For the unversed, the H modifier denotes high-performance optimized for mobile machines viz. laptops. It is still based on a 10nm Willow Cove microarchitecture but does boast overclock ability. The top-end product in this lineup is the Intel Core i9-11980HK (K stands for unlocked) processor. Let’s take a deeper dive at what this particular chip as well as the entire lineup has to offer.
Intel 11th gen Tiger Lake-H specs
Intel Tiger Lake-H series comprises both 6 (12 threads) and 8 (16 threads) cores CPUs. They all command 1.25 MB of exclusive L2 cache, up to 3 MB of shared L3 cache, and Xe-LP iGPU. Here’s the entire roster of the new consumer releases:
| Intel Tiger Lake-H | Cores/ Threads | 35W Base (GHz) | 45W Base (GHz) | 2C Turbo | 4C Turbo | nT Turbo | L3 Cache | Xe GPU (EU) | Xe MHz |
| i9-11980HK | 8C/16T | – | 2.6 | 5.0 (with Turbo Boost 3.0) | 4.9 | 4.5 | 24 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i9-11900H | 8C/16T | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.9 (with Turbo Boost 3.0) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 24 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i7-11800H | 8C/16T | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 24 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i5-11400H | 6C/12T | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 12 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i5-11260H | 6C/12T | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 12 MB | 32 | 1400 |
Now the star of the show is Core i9-11980HK which comes with eight cores that could not only run at 2.6 GHz for 45W TDP but also clock a base frequency of 3.3 GHz for 65W. What’s more, as the HK suffix suggests this can be overclocked beyond the 65W thermal limit. Now all these are still cycling at base speeds. Incidentally, the i9-11980HK can clock up to 4.5 GHz all-core turbo, 4.9 GHz traditional turbo, and 5.0 GHz with Turbo Boost Max 3.0. The TB Max 3.0 means, when required, the system shall pass workloads to the fastest cores of the lot.
Other features worth noting are DDR4-3200 RAM, 20 lane PCIe 4.0 interface for discrete graphics and storage (RAID 0), native Thunderbolt 4 support, built-in Killer AX1675 Wi-Fi 6E, 1080p panels @360Hz, or 4K 120 Hz panels, Resizeable BAR, Windows Direct Storage, among other things.
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Intel has also launched 5 new commercial grade Xeon and Core chips with vPro technology from the same Tiger Lake-H series.
| Intel Tiger Lake-H Commercial | Cores Threads | 35W Base | 45W Base | 2C Turbo | 4C Turbo | nT Turbo | L3 Cache | Xe GPU | Xe MHz |
| W-11955M | 8C/16T | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 (Turbo Boost Max 3.0) | 4.9 | 4.5 | 24 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i9-11950H | 8C/16T | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 (Turbo Boost Max 3.0) | 4.9 | 4.5 | 24 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i7-11850H | 8C/16T | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 24 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| W-11855M | 6C/12T | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 (Turbo Boost Max 3.0) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 18 MB | 32 | 1450 |
| i5-11500H | 6C/12T | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 12 MB | 32 | 1450 |
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Intel Tiger Lake-H Consumer Laptops
- Asus Zephyrus M16
- MSI Creator Z16, Creator M16, Creator 17, GE76, GE66 Raider, GS76 Stealth, GS66 Stealth, GP76 Leopard, GP66 Leopard, GL76 Pulse, GL66 Pulse, Katana, and Sword
- HP ZBook Fury G8, the ZBook Power G8, and the ZBook Studio G8
- Lenovo Legion 7i and 5i Pro
- Dell Alienware M15 R6, Dell G15
- Acer Predator Triton 300, Predator Helios 300, and the Nitro 5
- Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED, Aero 17 HDR, Aorus 15P, Aorus 17G, Aorus 17X, G5 MD, and G5 GD
- Razer Blade 15
Indian availability and pricing of these laptops aren’t currently out.
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