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Intel Celeron N4500 vs Intel Core i9-8950HK. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2021
Intel Celeron N4500
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Q1/2018
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Intel Core i9-8950HK
Intel Core i9-8950HK

What's the best choice Intel Celeron N4500 or Intel Core i9-8950HK? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Celeron N4500 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Intel Core i9-8950HK has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2018.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6 W left arrow 65 W
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 164% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 71 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-8950HK CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    344 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    25 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    262 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000H
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 8
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    -- Tremont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    1.1 GHz left arrow 2.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.8 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    2.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 24
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    750 MHz left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-8950HK and Intel Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron N4500 and Intel Core i9-8950HK Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    20 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    4.8 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron N4500 and Intel Core i9-8950HK, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Gemini Lake left arrow Coffee Lake H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    1.5 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Socket
    BGA 1090 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 2 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Celeron N4500 449.573175 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 2 threads / linux
System RAM: 4 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Duration: 2224.332 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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