i5-6500T vs i7-8705G

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8705G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
4.84
+60.8%
Core i5-6500T
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.01

Core i7-8705G outperforms Core i5-6500T by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12511644
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.59
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency7.058.14
Architecture codenameKaby Lake G (2018)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)2 July 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$192

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3125
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA2270FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2160 @60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2160 @60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8705G and Core i5-6500T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-8705G 4.84
+60.8%
i5-6500T 3.01

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-8705G 7689
+61%
i5-6500T 4776

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-8705G 1285
+23%
i5-6500T 1045

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-8705G 3939
+38.8%
i5-6500T 2837

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-8705G 6436
+31.9%
i5-6500T 4880

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-8705G 23794
+44.5%
i5-6500T 16462

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-8705G 6.67
+73.3%
i5-6500T 11.56

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-8705G 8
+42.2%
i5-6500T 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-8705G 746
+60.1%
i5-6500T 466

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-8705G 174
+35.9%
i5-6500T 128

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-8705G 1.93
+33.1%
i5-6500T 1.45

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-8705G 4.6
+84%
i5-6500T 2.5

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-8705G 4969
+69.9%
i5-6500T 2924

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-8705G 50
+55%
i5-6500T 32

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-8705G 181
+18%
i5-6500T 154

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.84 3.01
Integrated graphics card 3.11 2.60
Recency 1 February 2018 2 July 2015
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i7-8705G has a 60.8% higher aggregate performance score, 19.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more threads.

i5-6500T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-8705G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500T in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-8705G is a notebook processor while Core i5-6500T is a desktop one.


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