Intel Core i5-8350U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-8350U features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-8350U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1356 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-8350U
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 8000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8350U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8350U is 1.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.6 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-8350U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-8350U uses the Intel UHD Graphics 620, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU frequency: 0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 16.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8350U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1356
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Kaby Lake U Refresh
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 385 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
12484
12484
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
12340
12340
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
12257
12257
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
12167
12167
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
12125
12125

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
6277
6277
Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
6275
6275
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
6255
6255
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
6254
6254
Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
6236
6236

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
4167
4167
Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
4161
4161
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
4157
4157
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
4156
4156
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
4150
4150

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
3786
3786
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
3781
3781
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
3779
3779
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3765
3765
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
3755
3755

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
3776
3776
Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
3762
3762
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
3761
3761
Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3741
3741
Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
3732
3732

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3197
3197
Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
3163
3163
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
3002
3002
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2865
2865
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2586
2586

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1853
1853
Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1833
1833
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1821
1821
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1770
1770
Intel Core i7-4910MQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1756
1756

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
1587
1587
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1572
1572
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1564
1564
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1555
1555
Intel Core i7-8665U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
1536
1536

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1205
1205
Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1202
1202
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1198
1198
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
1196
1196
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1189
1189

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
898
898
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
891
891
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
886
886
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
857
857
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
829
829

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
864
864
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
864
864
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
864
864
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
864
864
Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
864
864

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
584
584
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
575
575
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
571
571
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
558
558
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
557
557

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
168
168
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
167
167
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
167
167
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
167
167
Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
166
166

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

Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
41.5
41.5
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
41.4
41.4
Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
40.8
40.8

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

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.4
6.4
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
6.3
6.3
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
6.3
6.3
Intel Core i7-4785T
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
6.2
6.2
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
6.1
6.1

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

Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1.9
1.9