Intel Core i7-8705G vs AMD Athlon X4 835

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Intel Core i7-8705G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon X4 835
Intel Core i7-8705G AMD Athlon X4 835

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-8705G or AMD Athlon X4 835 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-8705G has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8705G was released in Q1/2018.

The AMD Athlon X4 835 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon X4 835 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Core i 8000G (5) CPU group AMD Athlon X4 (Carizzo) (2)
8 Generation 2
Kaby Lake G Refresh Architecture Carizzo
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-8705G is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The AMD Athlon X4 835 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

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 i7-8705G Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL GPU no iGPU
0.93 GHz GPU frequency --
1.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
6 Max. displays
20 Compute units --
1280 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-8705G supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon X4 835 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-2133
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 8
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-8705G has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Athlon X4 835 is 65 W.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-8705G has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon X4 835 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3
BGA 2270 Socket FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 52 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8705G (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 (48%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8705G (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 (35%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
174 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
83 (48%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
283 (35%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1082 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1360 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4354 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
355 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1439 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz
2588 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7757 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-8705G AMD Athlon X4 835
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