Intel Core i9-8950HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i9-8950HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, AIDA64, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Blender, UserBenchmark, Prime95, PCMark 10, PassMark, 3DMark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Blender, MATLAB, WPrime, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or 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 i9-8950HK

53%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-8950HK

53%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.7	93.8
Valorant	106.4	106.6
Cyberpunk 2077	59.6	59.7
Apex Legends	100.1	100.2
Call of Duty Warzone	79.8	79.9
Overwatch	86.2	86.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.4	73.6
DOOM Eternal	53.2	53.3
Warzone	83.0	83.1
Assassin's Creed	89.4	89.5
Valheim	88.3	88.5

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-8950HK

82%

Ryzen 5 1600

47%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-8950HK is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 1600 as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software 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 advantages 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 i9-8950HK	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	211	147
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1269	1094
Cinbench 20 Single-core	344	357
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3004	2501
Cinbench 23 Single-core	729	900
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7064	6230

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-8950HK	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	2480	2063
Multi-Core	10640	12340

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-8950HK	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	1107	932
Multi-Core	5554	5690

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 i9-8950HK	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	April 11, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Summit Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	2
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YD1600BBM6IAE YD1600BBAEBOX YD1600BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 1600 is 9% 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 i9-8950HK is better: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is better: 22
However, it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-8950HK and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-8950HK - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-8950HK specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 1600 specs and review.