Intel Core i9 8950HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i9-8950HK
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
AM4
Power Consumption
45 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Multiplier
37x
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.8 GB/s
47.68 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
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
16
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
1,534
Geekbench 6
4,960
6,388
Passmark CPU
2,460
2,636
Passmark CPU
10,680
18,224
Geekbench 5
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1,323
Geekbench 5
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7,338
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.