Intel Core i3-8350K Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-13

The Intel Core i3-8350K was released in Q4/2017 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1151-2. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-8350K achieved a result of 1,172 points (single-core) or 3,855 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i3-8350K belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i3-8350K.
Name:	Intel Core i3-8350K
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 8000
Architecture:	Coffee Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	8
Predecessor:	Intel Core i3-7350K
Successor:	Intel Core i3-9350K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-8350K has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8350K is 4.00 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (4 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-8350K has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-8350K has the Intel UHD Graphics 630 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-8350K supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 38.4 GB/s.

DDR4-2400	38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-8350K has a TDP of 91 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	91 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-8350K is made in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1151-2
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q4/2017
Release price:	170 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-8350K
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-8350K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1174
	Intel Core i7-5950HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1174
	Intel Core i5-10505 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1173
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1172
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P 32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz	1172
	Intel Core i7-8700B 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1172
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1172

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 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3862
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3859
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3856
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	3855
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	3855
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3849
	Intel Core i7-6700 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3801

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 Xeon W-2175 14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz	1428
	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1427
	Intel Core i5-9500F 6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1427
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1426
	Google Tensor G2 8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz	1426
	Intel Xeon W-2135 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1422
	Intel Xeon W-2195 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	1422

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 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4354
	Intel Core i7-8706G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4354
	Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4328
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4326
	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4322
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4316
	Intel Core i7-5775C 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4309

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	448
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	448
	Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	448
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	447
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	447
	AMD EPYC 7F32 8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	446
	AMD EPYC 7F52 16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz	446

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 i7-1068G7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1739
	Intel Core i7-6920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1724
	Intel Xeon E-2224G 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	1723
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1711
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1702
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1701
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1689

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443
	Intel Core i3-8350K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i5-10500E Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i7-10700TE Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i3-10305 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442

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 i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	6991
	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6988
	Intel Core i7-990X 6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz	6975
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	6960
	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	6960
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	6955
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	6942

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 i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1802
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1794
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1790
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1781
	Intel Core i7-3820 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1771
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz	1770
	Intel Core i3-9100F 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1762

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 Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	172
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	171
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	171
	Intel Core i5-10500TE 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	171
	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	171

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 i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	690
	Intel Core i7-5750HQ 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	689
	Intel Core i7-4900MQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	686
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	684
	Intel Xeon E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	679
	Intel Core i7-1060NG7 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	675
	Intel Core i7-8559U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	675

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,428 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,402 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,688 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,638 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
596 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,943 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
478 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,104 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,099 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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