Intel Core i9-8950HK vs Intel Core i5-6402P

Core i9-8950HK vs Core i5-6402P comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-6402P 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.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i5-6402P has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-6402P. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6402P. Also, the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i9-8950HK CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-6402P CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i9-8950HK has more L2 cache than the Core i5-6402P. The Core i9-8950HK also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i9-8950HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.