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Intel Core i7-9750H
The 9th generation refresh of Intel's Coffee Lake-H platform, announced April 2019. Same six-core, twelve-thread layout as its predecessor but with higher clocks (2.6-4.5GHz) and more L3 cache, aimed at 2019-2020 gaming and creator laptops.
Pros
- Higher base and boost clocks (2.6-4.5GHz) than the i7-8750H it replaced
- 12MB L3 cache, a third more than the previous generation's 9MB
- Supports up to 128GB of DDR4-2666 or LPDDR3-2133 memory, double the previous cap
- Widely adopted in 2019-2020 laptops such as the Schenker XMG Core 17 and MSI GE65
Cons
- In review testing, its benchmark averages sit only modestly ahead of the i7-8750H's despite the higher rated clocks
- Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU remains unsuitable for serious gaming
- 45W TDP still demands sturdy cooling under sustained multi-core load
- Same 14nm process as three previous generations, with no efficiency gain
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: single-core still needs a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i7-9750H
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 45 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Performance cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 2.6 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.5 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- iGPU clock
- 1,150 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2666 / LPDDR3-2133
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 10,543Bottom 21%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 410Bottom 17%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-9750H good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Intel Core i7-9750H yet: there are no published single-core benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. The 9th generation refresh of Intel's Coffee Lake-H platform, announced April 2019. Same six-core, twelve-thread layout as its predecessor but with higher clocks (2.6-4.5GHz) and more L3 cache, aimed at 2019-2020 gaming and creator laptops.
Does the Intel Core i7-9750H count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 10,543 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier C of our CPU tier checker: older or low-power Core i7, and many recent Core i5 chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i7-9750H?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz · Base TDP: 45 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i7-9750H?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-10750H, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Intel Core i5-13420H — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
