Intel Core i9-8950HK Benchmark, Test and specs

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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).
Intel Core i9-8950HK

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 (78)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000H (6)
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

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
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & 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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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

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Benchmark results

Verified 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.
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2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1126
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1125
Intel Xeon W-2140B Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1125
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1124
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
1124
Apple A12Z Bionic Apple A12Z Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
1124
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U 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 Intel Xeon E-2324G
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
5169
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5149
Intel Core i7-9750HF Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5149
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
5146
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
5128
Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
5128
Intel Core i7-1265U 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 Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1447
Intel Core i3-10100 Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1446
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1446
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1445
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1445
Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 4.90 GHz
1442
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 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 Intel Core i5-9600
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
5602
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
5598
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5578
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
5568
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5548
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
5546
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U 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.
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AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i7-10700TE Intel Core i7-10700TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442
Intel Core i3-10305 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 Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
10791
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
10765
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
10752
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
10745
Intel Xeon W-2225 Intel Xeon W-2225
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
10695
Intel Core i5-10600T Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
10670
Intel Core i7-1185G7 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 Intel Core i5-9600
6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz
2818
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
2814
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
2811
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
2808
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
2804
Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
2792
Intel Core i5-10400T 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 Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
212
Intel Xeon E-2224G Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.70 GHz
212
Intel Xeon E-2226G Intel Xeon E-2226G
6C 6T @ 4.70 GHz
212
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
211
Intel Core i9-10980XE Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
211
Intel Core i7-10850H Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
210
Intel Xeon W-2245 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 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
1275
Intel Core i3-13100 Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1273
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1273
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1269
Intel Core i7-10850H Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
1265
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
1264
Intel Core i5-10500TE Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
1245

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