Intel Core i7-8650U

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 8000U
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
8
Name
Intel Core i7-8650U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
2.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Turbo
1150 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q3/2016
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

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

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Kaby Lake U Refresh
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
8 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2017
Socket
BGA 1356
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8650U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

244 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

265 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

353 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

343 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

219 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

477 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

479 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

632 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

667 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

147 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

70 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

280 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

80 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

291 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

31 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

424 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-8650U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1037

Intel Core i7-8650U

1049

Intel Core i5-1030NG7

1041

Intel Core i5-6600

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3576

Intel Core i7-8650U

3587

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

3587

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

365

Intel Core i7-8650U

366

Intel Core i3-8109U

366

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1299

Intel Core i7-8650U

1349

Intel Core i7-4770

1307

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

175

Intel Core i7-8650U

176

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

176

Intel Core i3-7320

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

614

Intel Core i7-8650U

616

AMD FX-8370E

616

Intel Core i3-8100

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

928

Intel Core i7-8650U

931

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

930

Intel Core i5-5675R

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2764

Intel Core i7-8650U

2766

Intel Core i5-8365U

2766

Intel Core i7-4785T

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-8650U

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6600K

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-6700

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

700 s

Intel Core i7-8650U

683.8 s

Intel Core i7-4810MQ

691.3 s

AMD FX-8350

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4371

Intel Core i7-8650U

4400

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

4382

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

13196

Intel Core i7-8650U

13214

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

13214

AMD Ryzen 7 3780U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.98

Intel Core i7-8650U

1.98

Intel Core i5-6600

1.98

Intel Core i5-6600K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

6.73

Intel Core i7-8650U

6.83

Intel Core i7-2600K

6.77

AMD FX-8300

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

43.3

Intel Core i7-8650U

43.7

Intel Core i7-8700

43.7

Intel Core i7-8750H

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

9343

Intel Core i7-8650U

9426

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

9418

Intel Core i7-3770

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark