Intel Core i7-8709G Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-8709G is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2018. The Intel Core i7-8709G is based on the 8. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 2270. The Intel Core i7-8709G scores 1,089 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,940 points.
Intel Core i7-8709G

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-8709G belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-8709G.

Name: Intel Core i7-8709G
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 i7-8709G 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 GH, the Intel Core i7-8709G has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 1536 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
GPU frequency: 1.06 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.19 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 1536
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 i7-8709G 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 i7-8709G has a TDP of 100 W.

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

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-8709G 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 i7-8709G 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 i3-9300 Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1092
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1092
Intel Core i5-10200H Intel Core i5-10200H
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1090
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1089
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1089
Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Intel Xeon Gold 5222
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1089
Intel Xeon D-1747NTE Intel Xeon D-1747NTE
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1088

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 i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3953
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3945
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3942
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3940
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3928
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3927
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3924

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-3245M Intel Xeon W-3245M
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
1374
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1373
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1372
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1371
AMD EPYC 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1371
Intel Core i3-10105T Intel Core i3-10105T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1370
Intel Core i3-10300T Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1370

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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
4429
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
4428
Intel Xeon E-2224 Intel Xeon E-2224
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4428
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4420
Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4410
Intel Core i5-8269U Intel Core i5-8269U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4405
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4399

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 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH @ 1.19 GHz
3656
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH @ 1.19 GHz
3656
Apple M3 Apple M3
Apple M3 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
3550
Apple M2 Apple M2
Apple M2 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
3550

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7903
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
7902
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7890
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7885
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7868
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

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 i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
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 i7-8709G 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 Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
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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