Intel Core i5-8350U vs Intel Pentium G4560

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Intel Core i5-8350U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G4560
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Pentium G4560

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-8350U and the Intel Pentium G4560 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-8350U 4 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Pentium G4560 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 8000U (7) CPU group Intel Pentium G4000 (5)
8 Generation 7
Kaby Lake U Refresh Architecture Kaby Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8350U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G4560 clocks with 3.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-8350U Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-8350U Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 12
192 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-8350U, while the Intel Pentium G4560 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-8350U Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-8350U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G4560 is 54 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-8350U Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8350U has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G4560 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-8350U Characteristic Intel Pentium G4560
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1356 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2017
385 $ Release price 60 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
896 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
860 (96%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2911 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2344 (81%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
864 (96%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
903 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3779 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2027 (54%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1198 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
768 (64%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3761 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1547 (41%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1564 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
824 (53%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (48%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6255 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3518 (56%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
1821 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
994 (55%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
167 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
151 (90%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
571 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
382 (67%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
55 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
155 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
259 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
339 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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