Intel Core i5-8279U vs Intel Core i9-8950HK

Core i5-8279U vs Core i9-8950HK benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-8950HK beats the Core i5-8279U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8279U in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i5-8279U has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8279U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8279U. Also, the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8279U 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.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-8279U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.