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Intel Core i5-8305G Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-06

The Intel Core i5-8305G has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 2270 socket and was released in Q1/2018. The Intel Core i5-8305G scores 902 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,856 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i5-8305G
Family:	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 8000G (5)
Architecture:	Kaby Lake G Refresh
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	8
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8305G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8305G is 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-8305G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-8305G uses the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, which has 1280 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
GPU frequency:	0.93 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.01 GHz
Compute units:	20
Shader:	1280
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2018

Max. displays:	6
Generation:	8
Direct X:	12.1
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	4 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

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 processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2400	38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth:	7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8305G is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 2270
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 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:	Q1/2018
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-8305G 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 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1255
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1254
	Intel Core i7-7600U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1253
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1245
	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1239
	Intel Core i7-7560U 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1237
	Intel Processor N97 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1237

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i7-10510U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3874
	Intel Core i5-9300H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3867
	Intel Core i5-9300HF 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3867
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3861
	Intel Core i7-4980HQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3846
	Intel Core i5-1035G7 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3842
	Intel Core i7-4900MQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3839

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 i7-4960HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	906
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	903
	Intel Core i7-4930MX 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	903
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	902
	Intel Core i7-4910MQ 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	895
	Intel Core i5-7440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	892
	AMD Athlon 220GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	886

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3891
	Intel Core i7-8705G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3862
	Intel Core i7-8706G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3862
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3856
	Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3786
	Intel Core i5-8350U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3779
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3770

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 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz	2663
	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz	2663
	Apple M1 Apple M1 (8 Core) @ 1.30 GHz	2610
	Intel Core i5-8305G AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz	2588
	Intel Core i7-8705G AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz	2588
	Intel Core i7-8706G AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz	2588
	Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7 Core) @ 1.30 GHz	2290

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 i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	6955
	Intel Core i7-6820HK 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	6942
	Intel Core i7-10610U 4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	6903
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	6884
	Intel Core i7-5850HQ 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	6855
	Intel Core i7-4930MX 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	6820
	Intel Core i7-1060G7 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	6792

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 i7-7600U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	166
	Intel Core i3-1115G4 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	165
	Intel Core i5-1035G1 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	164
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	162
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	162
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	162
	Intel Core i7-7560U 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	161

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 i7-5950HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	778
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	774
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	766
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	762
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	762
	Intel Core i7-10510U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	758
	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	742

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,854 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,788 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 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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