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Intel Core i5-8350U vs Intel Core i7-8650U vs Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

Intel Core i5-8350U

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The Intel Core i5-8350U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation and was announced in August 2017. Contrary to its direct predecessor the Core i5-7300U, which were still dual-cores, the i7-8350U is equipped with four cores but at a lower base frequency of 1.7 GHz. The Turbo Boost can go up to 3,6 GHz and therefore also offer good short term single core speeds. The GPU is now named Intel UHD Graphics 620 but otherwise identical to the Intel HD Graphics 620. The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

According to Intel, the new quad core models are up to 40% faster than their dual core predecessors. Due to the reduced TDP and the same 14nm+ process, the long term performance and throttling behaviour will be interesting and depending on the laptop design. Therefore, the older 35 Watt quad-core models should be faster in applications that demand longer CPU loads.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Intel Gen 9.5) is untouched from the 8th Gen Kaby Lake chips. With fast dual-channel memory it can reach the performance of a dedicated GeForce 920M.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. Depending on the usage scenario, the TDP can vary between 7.5 (cTDP Down) and 25 Watts.

Intel Core i7-8650U

► remove from comparison Intel i7-8650U

The Intel Core i7-8650U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation and was announced in August 2017. Contrary to its direct predecessor the Core i7-7600U, which were still dual-cores, the i7-8650U is equipped with four cores but at a lower base frequency of 1.9 GHz. The Turbo Boost can go up to 4,2 GHz and therefore also offer good short term single core speeds. The GPU is now named Intel UHD Graphics 620 but otherwise identical to the Intel HD Graphics 620. The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

According to Intel, the new quad core models are up to 40% faster than their dual core predecessors. Due to the reduced TDP and the same 14nm+ process, the long term performance and throttling behaviour will be interesting and depending on the laptop design. Therefore, the older 35 Watt quad-core models should be faster in applications that demand longer CPU loads. The performance however is highly depending on the TDP settings and cooling solution of the laptop. Especially, longer loads will show varying results in different laptops.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Intel Gen 9.5) is untouched from the 8th Gen Kaby Lake chips. With fast dual-channel memory it can reach the performance of a dedicated GeForce 920M.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. Depending on the usage scenario, the TDP can vary between 7.5 (cTDP Down) and 25 Watts.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

► remove from comparison Intel Pentium 4417U

The Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4417U is a power efficient dual-core SoC for entry level laptops based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation (not Coffee Lake). It was announced in February 2019 and integrates two "big" cores (similar to the Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs) clocked at 2.3 GHz (fixed, no Turbo Boost). The integrated graphics card is named Intel HD Graphics 610 and offers 12 EUs clocked at 300 - 950 MHz. The integrated memory controller supports slower memory speeds than the faster i3 and i5 models (DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600) and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

With a fixed clock speed of 2.3 GHz, the dual core CPU is clearly slower than models with Turbo Boost and high clock speeds for single thread performance. The multi thread performance however is also limited due to the two cores. The faster Core i5-8250U offers four processor cores and  fast Turbo Boost speeds therefore offers a much better performance. Still, the Pentium 4417U offers enough performance for daily tasks and non demanding applications.

Power Consumption

The chip is most likely manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. According to Intel it can be configured to 12.5 Watt at 800 MHz (cTDP-down) with a clearly reduced performance.

ModelIntel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i7-8650UIntel Pentium Gold 4417U
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
CodenameKaby Lake RefreshKaby Lake RefreshKaby Lake Refresh
Series: Kaby Lake Refresh Kaby Lake Refresh
Intel Core i7-8650U1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U « 1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8650U « 1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8650U1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U « 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Clock1700 - 3600 MHz1900 - 4200 MHz2300 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB8 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 82 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
SocketBGA1356BGA1356BGA1356
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreading
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1150 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 950 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$297 U.S.$409 U.S.$161 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
203 Points (23%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
472 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 346     avg: 548     median: 569 (4%)     max: 631 Points
min: 451     avg: 589     median: 605 (4%)     max: 675 Points
228 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 128     avg: 146.8     median: 150.5 (45%)     max: 153 Points
min: 128     avg: 165     median: 169 (51%)     max: 178 Points
89 Points (27%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.48     avg: 6.3     median: 6 (8%)     max: 7.33 Points
min: 5.04     avg: 6.4     median: 6.8 (9%)     max: 7.24 Points
2.6 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.62     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (42%)     max: 1.71 Points
min: 1.67     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (48%)     max: 2.04 Points
1.1 Points (27%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5152     avg: 5461     median: 5460.5 (33%)     max: 5769 Points
min: 5307     avg: 6337     median: 6629 (40%)     max: 6782 Points
3570 Points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 16222     avg: 17931     median: 17931 (13%)     max: 19640 Points
min: 16227     avg: 18738     median: 18635 (14%)     max: 21455 Points
8012 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
28684 Points (20%)
21677 Points (15%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
7593 Points (9%)
6864 Points (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 305.7     avg: 330.5     median: 330.5 (4%)     max: 355.2 s
min: 268.3     avg: 301.9     median: 302.8 (4%)     max: 334.6 s
665 s (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 7.517     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (2%)     max: 11.89 s
min: 8.636     avg: 9.6     median: 9.9 (2%)     max: 10.28 s
21.2 s (4%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
413.8 s (2%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
10.3 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 1960     avg: 2961     median: 2961 (5%)     max: 3962 Points
min: 4140     avg: 4423     median: 4319 (7%)     max: 4915 Points
1792 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 34     avg: 37.3     median: 37.3 (13%)     max: 40.55 fps
min: 35     avg: 39.1     median: 39.8 (14%)     max: 41.98 fps
15.5 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 145     avg: 152.9     median: 152.9 (35%)     max: 160.7 fps
min: 149     avg: 165.4     median: 169.6 (39%)     max: 173.2 fps
81.1 fps (19%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.363     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.456 GB/s
min: 0.393     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.444 GB/s
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.623     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (12%)     max: 0.754 GB/s
min: 0.662     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (12%)     max: 0.733 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4.1 (11%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
min: 3.9     avg: 4.2     median: 4.3 (11%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
1.4 GB/s (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
705 Seconds (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5852     avg: 6131     median: 5925 (13%)     max: 6617 Points
min: 4487     avg: 6716     median: 6936 (15%)     max: 7939 Points
3204 Points (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 10     avg: 10.9     median: 10.9 (2%)     max: 11.88 s
min: 8     avg: 8.6     median: 8.8 (2%)     max: 9 s
17.3 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 23     avg: 25.3     median: 25.3 (1%)     max: 27.62 s
min: 19     avg: 19.7     median: 20 (1%)     max: 20.1 s
39.1 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 580     avg: 637     median: 637 (3%)     max: 694 s
min: 501     avg: 513     median: 508 (2%)     max: 542 s
922 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
19125 Points (17%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4349     avg: 5995     median: 6092 (16%)     max: 7023 Points
min: 5168     avg: 7106     median: 6863 (19%)     max: 8887 Points
min: 2831     avg: 3011     median: 3010.5 (8%)     max: 3190 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 39950     avg: 43226     median: 43226 (35%)     max: 46502 Points
min: 39040     avg: 42198     median: 41275 (34%)     max: 47797 Points
min: 28577     avg: 28749     median: 28749 (23%)     max: 28921 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 38261     avg: 42913     median: 42913 (35%)     max: 47565 Points
min: 41011     avg: 43029     median: 41405.5 (34%)     max: 48293 Points
min: 27361     avg: 27522     median: 27521.5 (22%)     max: 27682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 51828     avg: 52962     median: 53024 (45%)     max: 54034 Points
min: 44090     avg: 52920     median: 56455 (48%)     max: 58675 Points
min: 29007     avg: 29032     median: 29032 (24%)     max: 29057 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5408     avg: 6288     median: 6155 (16%)     max: 7190 Points
min: 4442     avg: 5935     median: 6089 (15%)     max: 7416 Points
min: 2590     avg: 2591     median: 2590.5 (7%)     max: 2591 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7603     avg: 8941     median: 8945.5 (16%)     max: 10362 Points
min: 6823     avg: 8895     median: 9167 (16%)     max: 10541 Points
min: 3635     avg: 3644     median: 3644 (6%)     max: 3653 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2484     avg: 2537     median: 2537 (11%)     max: 2590 Points
min: 2685     avg: 3010     median: 2876 (12%)     max: 3569 Points
min: 1369     avg: 1398     median: 1398 (6%)     max: 1427 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3646     avg: 4185     median: 4225 (42%)     max: 4685 Points
2695 Points (27%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11004     avg: 13358     median: 13605 (15%)     max: 15464 Points
5248 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4160     avg: 4210     median: 4210 (57%)     max: 4260 Points
2599 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12679     avg: 12800     median: 12799.5 (31%)     max: 12920 Points
5029 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
12270 Points (22%)
4882 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3439 Points (67%)
2254 Points (44%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5089 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2389 Points (36%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6053 Points (49%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5722 Points (52%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4999 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5090 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5280 Points (14%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1017     avg: 1193     median: 1216 (1%)     max: 1289 ms
min: 809     avg: 1126     median: 1076.5 (1%)     max: 1912 ms
2162 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 78.9     avg: 161.1     median: 156.5 (2%)     max: 252.7 ms
min: 63.8     avg: 74.2     median: 74.4 (1%)     max: 83.1 ms
165.1 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28223     avg: 32497     median: 31171 (28%)     max: 38722 Points
min: 11491     avg: 31341     median: 33906 (30%)     max: 42822 Points
16702 Points (15%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 164     avg: 183.5     median: 183.5 (38%)     max: 203 Points
227 Points (47%)
102 Points (21%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
9887 Points (52%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
15717 Points (34%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
11958 Points (78%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
19602 Points (98%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8350U → 100% n=29

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8650U → 108% n=29

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Gold 4417U → 62% n=29

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