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Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core i9-8950HK gaming benchmark

Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core i9-8950HK

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core i9-8950HK and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, SuperPi, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, WPrime, 7zip, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Furmark, 3DMark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Halo Infinite
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Valheim
  • Overwatch
  • Last Man Standing
  • Borderlands 3
  • Valorant
  • Fortnite
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Death Stranding
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Fallout 76
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Apex Legends

   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-8950HK or Intel Core i5-9500.

 
Intel Core i5-9500
Intel Core i9-8950HK

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-950053% Core i9-8950HK53%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-950053% Core i9-8950HK53%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite93.993.7
Valorant106.8106.4
Cyberpunk 207759.859.6
Apex Legends100.4100.1
Call of Duty Warzone80.179.8
Overwatch86.586.2
Red Dead Redemption 273.773.4
DOOM Eternal53.453.2
Warzone83.383.0
Assassin's Creed89.789.4
Valheim88.688.3
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i5-950066% Core i9-8950HK82%
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-8950HK is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9500 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i9-8950HK
Cinbench 15 Single-core182211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core10161269
Cinbench 20 Single-core522344
Cinbench 20 Multi-core18613004
Cinbench 23 Single-core1338729
Cinbench 23 Multi-core58927064

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i9-8950HK
Single-Core25782480
Multi-Core989510640

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i9-8950HK
Single-Core12891107
Multi-Core58305554

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i9-8950HK
Announcement dateJuly 07, 2019July 07, 2018
TypeDesktopLaptop
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1440
Core nameCoffee LakeCoffee Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation98
Turbo Frequency4.4 MHz4.8 MHz
Frequency3 MHz2.9 MHz
Cores66
Threads612
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count3600 millions2000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)65 W45 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory128 Gb64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s41.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache9 MB12 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
Expansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9500 is 3% better than Core i9-8950HK in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9500 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-8950HK is better: 9
   However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-9500 and Intel Core i9-8950HK before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i5-9500 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i9-8950HK - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


Intel Core i5-9500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-8700T
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
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• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500


Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-8700T
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625C
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
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