Intel Core i9-8950HK vs Intel Pentium 3550M

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Intel Core i9-8950HK CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Pentium 3550M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-8950HK and the Intel Pentium 3550M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-8950HK 6 core processor released in Q1/2018 with the Intel Pentium 3550M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 8000H (6) CPU group Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
8 Generation 4
Coffee Lake H Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-8950HK is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 3550M clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-8950HK Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-8950HK Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 10
192 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-8950HK, while the Intel Pentium 3550M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-8950HK Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-8950HK has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 3550M is 37 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-8950HK Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-8950HK has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 3550M is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core i9-8950HK Characteristic Intel Pentium 3550M
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1440 Socket PGA 946
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q4/2013
750 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1124 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
517 (46%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
5146 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1023 (20%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (40%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
10745 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1358 (13%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1445 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
5568 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
2808 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
211 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1269 (100%)
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Pentium 3550M
Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2018) Unknown

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