Intel Core i9-8950HK vs Intel Core i5-8250U
Summary
Intel Core i9-8950HK
224%
Intel Core i5-8250U
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-8950HK
138%
Intel Core i5-8250U
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-8950HK
310%
Intel Core i5-8250U
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-8950HK |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 38% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 210% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 124% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8250U |
| 80 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-8950HK. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-8950HK
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-8950HK
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake-H | vs | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | Jan 2018 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel UHD 620 |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12288 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1356 | vs | Intel BGA1356 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs |
FC-BGA1356 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 1600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4700 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 15 W |
Intel Core i9-8950HK
5640 points
Intel Core i5-8250U
4080 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-8950HK
31968 points
Intel Core i5-8250U
9216 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better