Home > CPU Comparison > Core i7 8650U or Core i5 8350U: what's better?

Intel Core i7 8650U vs i5 8350U

28 out of 100
Intel Core i7 8650U
VS
28 out of 100
Intel Core i5 8350U
Intel Core i7 8650U
Intel Core i5 8350U

We compared two 4-core laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core i7 8650U against the 1.7 GHz i5 8350U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
πŸ”Œ Usage Scenario:

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8350U and 8650U
Advantages of Intel Core i7 8650U
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz)
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1393 vs 1243 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 8650U
vs
Core i5 8350U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 450
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 944
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 8650U +12%
1393
Core i5 8350U
1243
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 304.7 MB/sec 208.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 18 Klines/sec 26.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.7 pages/sec 71.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 112.1 Mpixels/sec 110.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 116.4 pages/sec 121.6 pages/sec
Background blur 18.6 images/sec 19.4 images/sec
Photo processing 40.5 images/sec 28.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.5 Mpixels/sec 5.69 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1080 & 1080 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 22 GOps/sec 22.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 13.3 GOps/sec 13.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 22M Primes/sec 19M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 10.5M Strings/sec 10.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 2.1 GBytes/sec 2.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 78.7 MBytes/sec 79.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 472 Frames/sec 427 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 5B Matrices/sec 5.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5190 & 5302 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 8650U +10%
45.78
Core i5 8350U
41.58

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.5 PPW 17.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 232.7 PPW 228.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 412.5 PPW 406.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.05 PPW 2.77 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 8650U
No benchmark results yet
Add
Intel Core i5 8350U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Effectedbaker67)Cinebench 202458 / 228
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Effectedbaker67)Cinebench 2026450 / 944
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Effectedbaker67)Cinebench 202457 / 207
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-23 (UTYONE)GeekBench1257 / 3854
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-07 (MeepMaw)Cinebench 202456 / 204
Add View all (8)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 8650U and i5 8350U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released August 21, 2017 August 21, 2017
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Model number i7-8650U i5-8350U
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 17x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No -

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 15 W 15 W
Socket BGA-1356 BGA-1356
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 3 3
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 8650U
0.4 TFLOPS
Core i5 8350U
0.4 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 620 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2400
- LPDDR3-2133		 - DDR4-2400
- LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 8650U official page Intel Core i5 8350U official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
62 (51.2%)
59 (48.8%)
Total votes: 121

Competitors

1. Intel Core i5 8350U vs Intel Core i5 8365U
2. Intel Core i7 8650U vs Intel Core i7 8665U
3. Intel Core i7 8650U vs Intel Core i7 10610U
Compare other CPUs (460+)

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 8350U or i7 8650U?
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский