Intel Core i9 8950HK

Intel Core i9 8950HK
  • Cores: 6
  • L3 cache: 12MB (shared)
  • TDP: 45 W
  • Transistor size: 14 nm
Core i9 8950HK - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1440 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2900 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4800 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 12 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Review

Single-Core Performance
43
Multi-Core Performance
17
Power Efficiency
44
Integrated Graphics
23
NanoReview Final Score
33
Compare Intel Core i9 8950HK with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i9 8950HK in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
70
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
381

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1432
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5492
File compression 380.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 41.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 122.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 175.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 141.2 pages/sec
Background blur 28.8 images/sec
Photo processing 48.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 418 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2413
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
10337
Integer math 36.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 34M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 18.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 142.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 715 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 1459 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
85.85

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 122 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 229.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.91 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Core i9 8950HK technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released April 3, 2018
Type Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake
Model number i9-8950HK
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Multiplier 37x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 45 W
Socket BGA-1440
Peak Temperature 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Shading Units 192
TMUs 24
ROPs 3
Execution Units 24
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.5 TFLOPS
See also: Intel UHD Graphics 630 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i9 8950HK

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2666
- LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.8 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 8950HK official page
PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C
- Performance: Boost 2.0, EIST, HTT, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: TXT, XD bit

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