Intel Core i9 8950HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9955

CPU · Specs Compare

Products
CPU Intel Core i9 8950HK Intel · 2018-04
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9955 AMD · 2026-06
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Jun 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
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))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
45 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95°C
Transistor Count
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16.63 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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2x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
12
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
37x
34.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
64 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
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
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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
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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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
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
Official Website
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PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,190
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Cinebench R23
6,912
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Geekbench 6
1,208
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Geekbench 6
4,960
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Passmark CPU
2,460
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Passmark CPU
10,680
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▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.