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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: 17.82

Overall Rank:
1333rd fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
1095th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
329th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10388
Single Thread Rating
2413

Samples: 1284*
*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 Math37,029 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,231 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting18,791 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,755 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression143,333 KBytes/Sec
Physics718 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions8,180 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,413 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 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
BL2694359 - Jun 13 2025
11114
BL5096070 - Jun 08 2025
7646
BL2676035 - Jun 05 2025
10203
BL2670161 - Jun 03 2025
11878
BL2667160 - Jun 01 2025
10885
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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz
10,388
Intel Xeon E-2186M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
11,379 (+9.5%)
Intel Xeon E-2176M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
10,878 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
10,166 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
9,829 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
8,294 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
7,844 (-24.5%)
Intel Xeon E-2276M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
11,724 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-10710U @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
9,333 (-10.2%)
Intel Xeon W-10855M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
12,298 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-10810U @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
8,141 (-21.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
8,064 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-8950HK
5,997 (-42.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,896
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,170
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,056
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,053
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,783
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,763
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,759
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz
1,686