Intel Core i9-8950HK vs AMD FX-8300

Core i9-8950HK vs FX-8300 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the FX-8300 beats the Core i9-8950HK in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-8950HK in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the FX-8300 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the FX-8300. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-8300 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-8950HK. Despite this, the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i9-8950HK CPU outputs less heat than a FX-8300 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the FX-8300 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-8950HK. Despite this, the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more L3 cache compared to the FX-8300.

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.