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Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-8950HK can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-8950HK CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i9-8950HK CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 17.83

Overall Rank:
1290th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
1058th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
311th fastest in out of 1470 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $583.00 USD (2018-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10396
Single Thread Rating
2411

Samples: 1259*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,109
Thread: 2,527

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math37,047 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,233 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting18,802 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,764 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression143,508 KBytes/Sec
Physics720 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions8,167 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,411 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5092696 - Apr 24 2025
12341
BL2576193 - Apr 23 2025
9664
BL2576162 - Apr 23 2025
9252
BL2575732 - Apr 23 2025
11883
BL5092526 - Apr 22 2025
7687
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz
10,396
Intel Xeon E-2186M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
11,373 (+9.4%)
Intel Xeon E-2176M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
10,922 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
10,176 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
9,839 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
8,304 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
7,842 (-24.6%)
Intel Xeon E-2276M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
11,748 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-10710U @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
9,426 (-9.3%)
Intel Xeon W-10855M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
12,321 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i7-10810U @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
8,199 (-21.1%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
8,029 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
6,012 (-42.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,740
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,198
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,065
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,806
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,796
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,564
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,207
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz
1,687