Processor 9 differ Processor manufacturerDiffers Intel AMD Processor familyDiffers Intel® Core™ i9 AMD A9 Processor generationDiffers 8th gen Intel® Core™ i9 7th Generation AMD A9-Series APUs Processor modelDiffers i9-8950HK A9-9420 Processor coresDiffers 6 2 Processor threadsDiffers 12 2 Processor boost frequencyDiffers 4.8 GHz 3.6 GHz Processor frequencyDiffers 2.9 GHz 3 GHz System bus rateKnown for one 8 GT/s — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor cacheDiffers 12 MB 1 MB Processor cache typeKnown for one Smart Cache — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor socketKnown for one BGA 1440 — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor lithographyKnown for one 14 nm — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor operating modesKnown for one 64-bit — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor seriesKnown for one Intel Core i9-8000 Mobile series — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor codenameKnown for one Coffee Lake — Unknown — not stated by the source Bus typeKnown for one DMI — Unknown — not stated by the source SteppingKnown for one U0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one 45 W — Unknown — not stated by the source TjunctionKnown for one 100 °C — Unknown — not stated by the source Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one 16 — Unknown — not stated by the source PCI Express configurationsKnown for one 1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8 — Unknown — not stated by the source PCI Express slots versionKnown for one 3.0 — Unknown — not stated by the source ECC supported by processorKnown for one No — Unknown — not stated by the source Storage 4 differ Total storage capacityDiffers 2.51 TB 1 TB Storage mediaDiffers Hybrid-HDD+SSD HDD HDD capacityDiffers 2 TB 1 TB HDD speedKnown for one 5400 RPM — Unknown — not stated by the source Hybrid-HDD capacityKnown for one 2 TB — Unknown — not stated by the source HDD sizeKnown for one 2.5" — Unknown — not stated by the source Number of SSDs installedKnown for one 1 — Unknown — not stated by the source SSD capacityKnown for one 512 GB — Unknown — not stated by the source NVMeKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source SSD interfaceKnown for one NVMe 3.0 — Unknown — not stated by the source SSD form factorKnown for one M.2 — Unknown — not stated by the source Optical drive typeKnown for one No — Unknown — not stated by the source Compatible memory cardsDiffers SD MMC, SD Graphics 3 differ Discrete graphics cardDiffers No Discrete graphics card modelDiffers NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Not available Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one 8 GB — Unknown — not stated by the source Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one GDDR5X — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card familyKnown for one Intel® UHD Graphics — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card modelDiffers Intel® UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon R5 Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one 64 GB — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one 350 MHz — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one 1200 MHz — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one 12.0 — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one 4.5 — Unknown — not stated by the source On-board graphics card IDKnown for one 0x3E9B — Unknown — not stated by the source Ports & interfaces 7 differ USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers 0 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers 0 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers 0 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers 3 0 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers 1 0 Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source eSATA ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source HDMI versionDiffers 2.0 1.4 Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one 1 — Unknown — not stated by the source Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityDiffers 1 0 Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Mini VGA ports quantityKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Microphone inKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source ExpressCard slotKnown for one No — Unknown — not stated by the source Number of USB ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one 0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor special features identical CPU configuration (max)Known for one 1 — Unknown — not stated by the source Embedded options availableKnown for one No — Unknown — not stated by the source Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Execute Disable BitKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Idle StatesKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel 64Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one 1.00 — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one 1.00 — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one No — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one 0.00 — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel TSX-NIKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one 1.00 — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one No — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® OS GuardKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one 2.0 — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor ARK IDKnown for one 134903 — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor codeKnown for one SRCKN — Unknown — not stated by the source Processor package sizeKnown for one 42 x 28 mm — Unknown — not stated by the source Supported instruction setsKnown for one AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2 — Unknown — not stated by the source Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source Certificates identical Compliance certificatesKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source RoHS CertificationKnown for one — Unknown — not stated by the source TUV, Energy star, RoHS, BSMI, CCC, UL, EU Flower, Erp 2013, MIC, GOST-R, WEEE, EPEAT, CECP, CB, CE Marking Compliance, Australia C-TICK / NZ A-Tick Compliance 
