Intel Core i7-8709G: specs and benchmarks

General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Integrated video card
Benchmarks
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i7-8709G sales 1 February 2018. This is Kaby Lake G architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4100 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is BGA2270 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 8.93 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i7-8709G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
0.24
Type
Laptop
Series
Intel Core i7
Architecture codename
Kaby Lake G
Release date
1 February 2018
Technical specs
Core i7-8709G's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-8709G's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
4
Number of threads
8
64 bit support
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-8709G compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
BGA2270
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8709G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI
+
AVX
+
vPro
-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
Speed Shift
+
My WiFi
+
Turbo Boost
2.0
Hyper-Threading
+
Idle States
+
Thermal Monitoring
+
Flex Memory Access
+
Smart Response
+
Security technologies
Core i7-8709G technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
-
EDB
+
Secure Key
+
MPX
+
Identity Protection
+
SGX
Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8709G are enumerated here.
AMD-V
+
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-8709G.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i7-8709G.
Max video memory
64 GB
Quick Sync
+
Clear Video
+
Clear Video HD
+
Graphics max frequency
1.1 GHz
InTru 3D
+
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8709G's integrated GPU.
Number of displays supported
3
DVI
+
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8709G's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support
+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4
4096 x 2160 @30Hz
Max resolution over eDP
4096 x 2160 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort
4096 x 2160 @60Hz
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-8709G's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX
12
OpenGL
4.4
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i7-8709G's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3.0
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-8709G. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
8.93
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
158
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
791
Passmark
7921
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i7-8709G is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-8709G performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-8709G from AMD is Ryzen 5 3580U, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our rating.