Intel Core i7-8706G vs Intel Core i7-7820HQ. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
• Generation
  8 7
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 8000G Intel Core i 7000H

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.10 GHz 2.90 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz 3.90 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  3.60 GHz 3.50 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

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

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics Intel HD Graphics 630
• GPU frequency
  0.93 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.01 GHz 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  20 24
• Shader
  1280 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 64 GB
• Max. displays
  6 3
• Generation
  8 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12.1 12
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q2/2016

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

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-7820HQ and Intel Core i7-8706G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  8 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8706G and Intel Core i7-7820HQ to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 45 W

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

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kaby Lake G Refresh Kaby Lake H
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  BGA 2270 BGA 1440
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2017