Intel Core i9-8950HK: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i9-8950HK is a 6-core and 12-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2900 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
1068
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
4773
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
10917
PassMark Single Thread Rating
2502

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i9-8950HK
Frequency
2900 MHz
Cores
6
Threads
12
Codename
Coffee Lake
Package
FCBGA1440
Intel Core i9-8950HK
Intel Core i9-8950HK: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
1067
Multi-Core Score
5750
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
macOS 11.5.1 (Build 20G80)
Model
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2018)
Model ID
MacBookPro15,1
Motherboard
Apple Inc. Mac-937A206F2EE63C01 MacBookPro15,1

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i9-8950HK
Topology
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10
Base Frequency
2.90 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 6
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 6
L2 Cache
256 KB x 6
L3 Cache
12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
32.00 GB
Transfer Rate
2400 MT/s
Type
DDR4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score1067
Crypto Score1187
Integer Score1037
Floating Point Score 1111
AES-XTS1187
2.02 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1126
5.69 MB/sec
Image Compression1157
54.7 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)920
2.59 MTE/sec
HTML5949
1.11 MElements/sec
SQLite1090
341.6 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering1121
60.8 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering1051
334.8 KB/sec
Clang1099
8.56 Klines/sec
Camera862
9.99 images/sec
N-Body Physics1164
1.46 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1377
8529.0 FPS
Gaussian Blur332
18.3 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection698
5.38 images/sec
Horizon Detection1079
26.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2032
99.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2098
28.6 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1260
1.01 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1057
9.47 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition1180
37.7 Words/sec
Machine Learning1190
46.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score5750
Crypto Score5261
Integer Score5494
Floating Point Score 6387
AES-XTS5261
8.97 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)6001
30.4 MB/sec
Image Compression7007
331.5 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)3434
9.68 MTE/sec
HTML55366
6.30 MElements/sec
SQLite6229
1.95 Mrows/sec
PDF Rendering5815
315.6 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering4904
1.53 MB/sec
Clang5994
46.7 Klines/sec
Camera5527
64.1 images/sec
N-Body Physics7146
8.94 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics10058
62312.6 FPS
Gaussian Blur6163
338.8 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection7845
60.4 images/sec
Horizon Detection6425
158.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting7744
379.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR11386
155.1 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing9926
7.97 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion5292
47.4 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition2843
90.9 Words/sec
Machine Learning2455
94.9 images/sec