Intel Core i7-8705G vs Intel Core i3-8350K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-8705G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-8350K
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i3-8350K

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-8705G or Intel Core i3-8350K - 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 Intel Core i3-8350K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8350K was released in Q4/2017.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Core i 8000G (5) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
8 Generation 8
Kaby Lake G Refresh Architecture Coffee Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-7350K
-- Successor Intel Core i3-9350K

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 Intel Core i3-8350K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic Intel Core i3-8350K
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.10 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.60 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 i7-8705G Characteristic Intel Core i3-8350K
-- 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 Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.93 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
6 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 24
1280 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.1 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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

The Intel Core i7-8705G supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8350K can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic Intel Core i3-8350K
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
64 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 --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 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 Intel Core i3-8350K is 91 W.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic Intel Core i3-8350K
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 91 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-8705G has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-8350K cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-8705G Characteristic Intel Core i3-8350K
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, AVX2
BGA 2270 Socket LGA 1151-2
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q4/2017
-- Release price 170 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

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 (92%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1172 (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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
3855 (100%)

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 (95%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1426 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
4326 (99%)

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 (79%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
447 (100%)

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 (84%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1711 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (17%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
6960 (90%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
171 (98%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
684 (85%)

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 i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1781 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i3-8350K
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