Intel Core i7-8705G vs Intel Core i7-8706G. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 8000G Intel Core i 8000G
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
• Generation
  8 8
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.1 GHz 3.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.1 GHz 4.1 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12.1 12.1
• Execution units
  20 20
• Generation
  8 8
• GPU Frequency
  930 MHz 930 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics
• GPU Turbo
  1010 MHz 1010 MHz
• Max. displays
  6 6
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2018
• Shader
  1280 1280
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-8706G and Intel Core i7-8705G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
• PCIe lanes
  8 8
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8705G and Intel Core i7-8706G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 65 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8705G and Intel Core i7-8706G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kaby Lake G Refresh Kaby Lake G Refresh
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  8 MB 8 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2018
• Socket
  BGA 2270 BGA 2270
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d