Intel Core i9-8950HK Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-03-31

The Intel Core i9-8950HK was released in Q1/2018 and has 6 cores. The processor can process 12 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1440. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i9-8950HK achieved a result of 1,124 points (single-core) or 5,146 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i9-8950HK belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i9-8950HK.
Name:	Intel Core i9-8950HK
Family:	Intel Core i9
CPU group:	Intel Core i 8000H
Architecture:	Coffee Lake H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	8
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-8950HK has 6 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-8950HK is 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	6 / 12
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	6x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):	3.80 GHz

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-8950HK has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i9-8950HK has the Intel UHD Graphics 630 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-8950HK supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 42.7 GB/s.

LPDDR3-2133 DDR4-2666	41.8 GB/s 42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i9-8950HK has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i9-8950HK is made in 14 nm and has 12.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1440
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	12.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q1/2018
Release price:	750 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-8950HK have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1126
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1125
	Intel Xeon W-2140B 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1125
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	1124
	Apple A12X Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	1124
	Apple A12Z Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	1124
	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U 20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz	1124

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 Xeon E-2324G 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	5169
	Intel Core i7-9750H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5149
	Intel Core i7-9750HF 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5149
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	5146
	Intel Xeon E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	5128
	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz	5128
	Intel Core i7-1265U 10C 12T @ 2.40 GHz	5122

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 i9-9900T 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1447
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1446
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1446
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	1445
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1445
	Intel Core i7-10610U 4C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	1442
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1442

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 i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	5602
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	5598
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5578
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	5568
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5548
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz	5546
	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U 6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz	5546

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443
	Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i5-10500E Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i7-10700TE Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i3-10305 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442

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 i5-9600K 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	10791
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	10765
	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10752
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	10745
	Intel Xeon W-2225 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	10695
	Intel Core i5-10600T 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	10670
	Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	10644

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 i5-9600 6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz	2818
	Intel Core i7-9750H 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	2814
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	2811
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz	2808
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz	2804
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2792
	Intel Core i5-10400T 6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz	2789

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 i7-10875H 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	212
	Intel Xeon E-2224G 4C 4T @ 4.70 GHz	212
	Intel Xeon E-2226G 6C 6T @ 4.70 GHz	212
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	211
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-10850H 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	210
	Intel Xeon W-2245 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	210

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 Xeon E5-2640 v3 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	1275
	Intel Core i3-13100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1273
	Intel Core i3-13100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1273
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	1269
	Intel Core i7-10850H 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1265
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	1264
	Intel Core i5-10500TE 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1245

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,648 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,599 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
478 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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