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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Instruction Sets
About This Product
The Intel Core i9-8950HK is an end-of-life mobile CPU from the 8th Gen Coffee Lake-H series. With 6 cores and 12 threads, a base clock of 2.9 GHz, and a boost clock of 4.7 GHz, it offers solid multi-core performance for productivity and moderate gaming. Its unlocked multiplier allows for overclocking, but its age means it is outperformed by newer generations in both single and multi-threaded tasks.
Verdict
“Consider for budget mobile workstations or gaming if found at a very low price.”
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Large Sample Pool
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Sonic Adventure 2
Mixed player settings
48 FPS
Playable
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