Intel Core i5 8350U

Intel Core i5 8350U
  • Cores: 4
  • L3 cache: 6MB (shared)
  • TDP: 15 W
  • Transistor size: 14 nm
Core i5 8350U - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket BGA-1356 that has 4 cores and 8 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 1700 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 3600 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 6 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620.

Review

Single-Core Performance
36
Multi-Core Performance
11
Power Efficiency
47
Integrated Graphics
23
NanoReview Final Score
28
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i5 8350U in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
57
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
263
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 450
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 944

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1243
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3424
File compression 208.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 26.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 71.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 110.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 121.6 pages/sec
Background blur 19.4 images/sec
Photo processing 28.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.69 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 1080 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
1985
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
6099
Integer math 22.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 13.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 19M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 10.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 2.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 79.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 427 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 5.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 5302 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
41.58

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 228.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 406.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 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
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
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-21 (sosun)Cinebench 202452 / 125
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-10 (gchrisk)Cinebench 202457 / 263
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-05 (purity)Cinebench 202458 / 176

Specifications

Core i5 8350U technical specifications

General

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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4
P-Threads 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4
Total Threads 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 17x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared)

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192
TMUs 24
ROPs 3
Execution Units 24
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.4 TFLOPS
See also: Intel UHD Graphics 620 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i5 8350U

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 8350U official page
PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 12
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C
- Performance: Boost 2.0, EIST, HTT, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: TXT, XD bit

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