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Intel Core i9-8950HK

The Intel Core i9-8950HK is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced early 2018. The processor clocks at between 2.9- 4.8 GHz (4.3 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The 4.8 GHz can only be reached using the "Thermal Velocity Boost" which allows one core to boost to 4.8 GHz (+200 MHz) as long as the CPU temperature is below 50°C. Multiple cores can be boosted +100 MHz below 50°C.

According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. The i9-8950HK is the fastest model of the Coffee-Lake-H series at the time of announcement and offers an unlocked multiplier for overclocking of the CPU.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz. The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i9 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions.

SeriesIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-H

Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H

Intel Core i9-9980HK compare2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H compare2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK « 2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M compare2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M compare2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H compare2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H compare2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M compare2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H compare2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H compare2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H compare2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H compare2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H compare3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock Rate2900 - 4800 MHz
Level 1 Cache384 KB
Level 2 Cache1.5 MB
Level 3 Cache12 MB
Number of Cores / Threads6 / 12
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketFCBGA1440
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$583 U.S.
Announcement Date03/03/2018
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 387     avg: 442.5     median: 442.5 (49%)     max: 498 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2379     avg: 2652     median: 2651.5 (6%)     max: 2924 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1051     avg: 1220     median: 1223.5 (8%)     max: 1391 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 185     avg: 195.9     median: 195 (59%)     max: 206 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 11.95     avg: 13.6     median: 13.2 (17%)     max: 15.14 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.1     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (56%)     max: 2.34 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6978     avg: 7282     median: 7149 (43%)     max: 7735 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 32438     avg: 36321     median: 36591 (27%)     max: 39380 points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 69.1     avg: 77.9     median: 77.9 (27%)     max: 86.7 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 216     avg: 224.9     median: 224.9 (52%)     max: 233.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (21%)     max: 1.3 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 9478     avg: 11037     median: 11055 (24%)     max: 11682 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 8.217     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (2%)     max: 8.6 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 18.11     avg: 18.7     median: 18.7 (1%)     max: 19.2 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 451.8     avg: 466.5     median: 466.5 (2%)     max: 481.1 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 37453     avg: 41216     median: 41216 (36%)     max: 44979 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 9974     avg: 12990     median: 13112 (35%)     max: 14879 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 57291     avg: 62439     median: 62509 (51%)     max: 72135 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 57931     avg: 59811     median: 59810.5 (49%)     max: 61690 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 24411     avg: 49357     median: 61055 (51%)     max: 62605 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 6733     avg: 10551     median: 10817 (27%)     max: 12404 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10277     avg: 15847     median: 16455 (29%)     max: 18605 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4293     avg: 5791     median: 6191.5 (26%)     max: 6481 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5464     avg: 5645     median: 5665.5 (57%)     max: 5785 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 21980     avg: 23919     median: 24399.5 (27%)     max: 24898 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 21023     avg: 23100     median: 23881 (42%)     max: 24397 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 4511     avg: 4592     median: 4567 (89%)     max: 4698 points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 598     avg: 935     median: 989 (1%)     max: 1024 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 72.1     avg: 173.9     median: 173.9 (2%)     max: 275.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 37397     avg: 41732     median: 40726 (37%)     max: 52403 Points
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Reviews for the Intel Core i9-8950HK processor

Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz i9, Vega 20) Laptop Review

Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz i9, Vega 20) Laptop Review

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Alienware m17 (i9-8950HK, RTX 2080 Max-Q, 4K UHD) Laptop Review

Alienware m17 (i9-8950HK, RTX 2080 Max-Q, 4K UHD) Laptop Review

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Intel Core i9-8950HK | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q | 17.30" | 2.6 kg
Gigabyte Aero 15-Y9 (i9-8950HK, RTX 2080 Max-Q) Laptop Review

Gigabyte Aero 15-Y9 (i9-8950HK, RTX 2080 Max-Q) Laptop Review

The well-equipped Aero 15-Y9 allows (almost) all games to be played smoothly on its matte 4K screen. However, Gigabyte has chosen to equip the laptop with only ...
Intel Core i9-8950HK | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q | 15.60" | 2.1 kg
Dell XPS 15 9570 (i9-8950HK, 4K UHD, GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q) Laptop Review

Dell XPS 15 9570 (i9-8950HK, 4K UHD, GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q) Laptop Review

After checking out the Core i5 and Core i7 SKUs, we're now finally ready to benchmark the Core i9 version of the XPS 15 9570. In short, users are better off inv...
Intel Core i9-8950HK | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q | 15.60" | 2 kg
Dell Precision 7530 (i9-8950HK, Quadro P3200) Workstation Review

Dell Precision 7530 (i9-8950HK, Quadro P3200) Workstation Review

Dell crams in one of the fastest mobile Intel CPUs into a thinner chassis than the last generation Precision 7510. Can owners really get the full performance ou...
Intel Core i9-8950HK | NVIDIA Quadro P3200 | 15.60" | 2.6 kg

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 4 kg
  Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 (GTX 1070, i9-8950HK) Laptop Review

Alienware 15 R4: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 15.60", 3.5 kg
  Review » Alienware 15 R4 (i9-8950HK, GTX 1070, FHD) Laptop Review

Eurocom Q8: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 3 kg
  Review » Eurocom Q8 (i9-8950HK, GTX 1070, QHD) Laptop Review

Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, 15.60", 1.9 kg
  Review » Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE (i9-8950HK, GTX 1050 Ti, 4K UHD) Laptop Review

Asus Chimera G703GI: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.7 kg
  Review » Asus ROG Chimera G703GI (i9 8950HK, GTX 1080, Full HD) Laptop Review

MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  Review » MSI GT75 8RG Titan (i9-8950HK, GTX 1080, Full-HD) Laptop Review

Aorus X9 DT: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 3.7 kg
  Review » Aorus X9 DT (i9-8950HK, GTX 1080, FHD) Laptop Review

MSI GT75 Titan 8SG-051: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 Titan 8SG-051

HP ZBook Studio x360 G5 5UC06EA: NVIDIA Quadro P2000, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » HP ZBook Studio x360 G5 5UC06EA

Medion Erazer X15805: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, 15.60", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Medion Erazer X15805

Asus ROG GRIFFIN GZ755GX-E5028T: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.7 kg
  External Review » Asus ROG GRIFFIN GZ755GX-E5028T

Alienware m15-565K7: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Alienware m15-565K7

Alienware m17 P37E: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 17.30", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Alienware m17 P37E

Asus ROG Chimera G703GX-E5006T: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.7 kg
  External Review » Asus ROG Chimera G703GX-E5006T

Gigabyte Aero 15-Y9: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 15.60", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Gigabyte Aero 15-Y9

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-960K: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 4 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-960K

MSI GT75 8SG-035: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 8SG-035

Gigabyte Aero 15 Y9-9UK4720P: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 15.60", 2 kg
  External Review » Gigabyte Aero 15 Y9-9UK4720P

Origin PC EVO-17S, GTX 1070, i9-8950HK: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 3 kg
  External Review » Origin PC EVO-17S, GTX 1070, i9-8950HK

Dell XPS 15 9570 Core i9 UHD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, 15.60", 2 kg
  External Review » Dell XPS 15 9570 Core i9 UHD

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-98Y7: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 4 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-98Y7

MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-092TR: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-092TR

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-90BK: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 3.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-90BK

Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE-E2036T: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, 15.60", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE-E2036T

Dell Precision 7730, i9-8950HK, Nvidia Quadro P5200: NVIDIA Quadro P5200, 17.30", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 7730, i9-8950HK, Nvidia Quadro P5200

Asus Chimera G703GI-E5042T: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.7 kg
  External Review » Asus Chimera G703GI-E5042T

Alienware 15 R4: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 15.60", 3.5 kg
  External Review » Alienware 15 R4

Asus Zenbook Pro 15 UX580GE E2048T: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, 15.60", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Asus Zenbook Pro 15 UX580GE E2048T

Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz, 560X): AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop), 15.40", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz, 560X)

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-99UR: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 3.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-99UR

MSI GT75 8RG-086NL: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 8RG-086NL

Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 17.30", 4 kg
  External Review » Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS

Alienware 17 R5, Core i9, GTX 1080: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.4 kg
  External Review » Alienware 17 R5, Core i9, GTX 1080

MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 8RG-090 Titan

Dell Precision 5530: unknown, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision 5530

Asus Chimera G703GI: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.7 kg
  External Review » Asus Chimera G703GI

MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-201UK: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop), 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-201UK

Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, 15.60", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE

MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-089: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 4.6 kg
  External Review » MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-089

Alienware 15 R4 GTX 1080: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 15.60", 3.5 kg
  External Review » Alienware 15 R4

Aorus X9 DT: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, 17.30", 3.7 kg
  External Review » Aorus X9 DT

Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz, Vega 20): AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, 15.60", 1.8 kg
   » Apple MacBook Pro 15 – Core i9 slower than Core i7!

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Other CPUs of the series Coffee Lake

» Intel Core i9-9900KS
   8x 4 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9900K
   8x 3.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9980HK
   8x 2.4 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9700K
   8x 3.6 GHz - 4.9 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9880H
   8x 2.3 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8086K
   6x 3.7 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8700K
   6x 3.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2176G
   6x 3.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9700
   8x 3 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i9-8950HK
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2186M
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2276M
   6x 2.8 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8700
   6x 3.2 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9600K
   6x 3.7 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9850H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i7-9750H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9900T
   8x 2.1 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Xeon E-2176M
   6x 2.7 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8850H
   6x 2.6 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8600K
   6x 3.6 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8500
   6x 3 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8750H
   6x 2.2 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8400
   6x 2.8 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8500T
   6x 2.1 GHz - 3.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9400H
   4x 2.5 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9300HF
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9300H
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8400H
   4x 2.5 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8559U
   4x 2.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8300H
   4x 2.3 GHz - 4 GHz
» Intel Core i5-9400F
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i3-9100F
   4x 3.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i7-8557U
   4x 1.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8269U
   4x 2.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8279U
   4x 2.4 GHz - 4.1 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8259U
   4x 2.3 GHz - 3.8 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8257U
   4x 1.4 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i5-8260U
   4x 1.6 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» Intel Core i3-8109U
   2x 3 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» Intel Core i3-8100H
   4x 3 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i5-11500H
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.6 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-11500B
   6x 3.3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-11400H
   6x 2.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
   8x 2 GHz - 4.4 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
   8x 1.8 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» Intel Core i9-8950HK
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
- Intel Xeon E-2186M
   6x 2.9 GHz - 4.8 GHz
- Intel Xeon E-2276M
   6x 2.8 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- Intel Xeon W-2145
   8x 3.7 GHz - 4.5 GHz
- Intel Core i7-10850H
   6x 2.7 GHz - 5.1 GHz
- Intel Xeon W-10855M
   6x 2.8 GHz - 5.1 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2018-01-19)