Intel Core i9 8950HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Dec 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Processor Number
i9-8950HK
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Radeon 740M
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
FP7
Power Consumption
45 W
15-30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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20.9 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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137 mm²
Package
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FP7, FP7r2
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
2
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Multiplier
37x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
2800 MHz
Shader Units
192
256
Texture Units
24
16
Raster Operation Units
3
8
Execution Units
24
4
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
14
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,190
1,789
Cinebench R23
6,912
10,405
Geekbench 6
1,208
2,445
Geekbench 6
4,960
9,182
Passmark CPU
2,460
3,759
Passmark CPU
10,680
18,276
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.