Intel Core i9 8950HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i9-8950HK
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Radeon Graphics
Generation
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Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AM5
Power Consumption
45 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Foundry
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TSMC
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5.6 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
37x
44x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
2
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
28
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,190
2,232
Cinebench R23
6,912
32,626
Geekbench 6
1,208
3,342
Geekbench 6
4,960
19,527
Passmark CPU
2,460
4,648
Passmark CPU
10,680
53,832
Cinebench 2024
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134
Cinebench 2024
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1,764
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.