Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i9-8950HK

Core i5-8265U vs Core i9-8950HK benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8265U performs better than the Core i9-8950HK. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-8950HK in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more cores than the Core i5-8265U. Indeed, the Core i9-8950HK has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-8265U. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8265U. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-8950HK has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8265U. Also, the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8265U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-8950HK CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i5-8265U. The Core i9-8950HK also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-8265U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.