Intel Core i7-8705G Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-8705G is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2018. The Intel Core i7-8705G is based on the 8. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 2270. The Intel Core i7-8705G scores 1,082 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,862 points.
Intel Core i7-8705G

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-8705G belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-8705G.

Name: Intel Core i7-8705G
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000G (5)
Architecture: Kaby Lake G Refresh
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-8705G clock with 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

With the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, the Intel Core i7-8705G has an build in graphic solution. It has 20 SM processors, which have a total of 1280 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

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

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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 & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-8705G supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-8705G has a TDP of 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 large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

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

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-8705G 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 i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1085
AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1084
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1083
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1082
Intel Pentium Gold G6505 Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1082
Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1082

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 i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
3870
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3869
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3864
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3859
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3856

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 E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1364
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1364
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1361
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1360
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1360
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1359
Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1356

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 Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4365
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4365
Intel Core i5-10200H Intel Core i5-10200H
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4355
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4354
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4354
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4328
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
4326

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 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
357
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
357
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
356
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
355
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
355
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
354
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
354

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 i5-4670K Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1456
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1449
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1444
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1439
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1419
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1411
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1409

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 Ryzen 5 7640HS
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663
Apple M1 Apple M1
Apple M1 (8 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
2610
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz
2588
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz
2588
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz
2588
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 @ 1.00 GHz
2400

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 Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
7854
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7780
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7770
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7757
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7757
Intel Core i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
7755
Intel Core i5-9300H Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
7755

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 i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
176
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
175
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
175
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
174
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
174
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
174
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
174

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
811
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
811
Intel Core i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
811
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
808

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