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Core i7-8809G

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.10 GHz, Kaby Lake G.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 80.5% (227th of 1442)

Based on 3,729 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906E9 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8809G CPU @ 3.10GHz
Poor: 71%Average: 80.5% Great: 89%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i7-8809G averaged just 19.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-8809G near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.4Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 114Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-8809G is just 18.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-8809G performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 607Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 601Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,729 samples)
Rank 22780.5%
Min Avg Max
78.8 Memory 87.4 94.1
90.8 1-Core 114 129
178 2-Core 221 253
80.1% 141 Pts
Min Avg Max
316 4-Core 398 464
469 8-Core 601 658
62% 500 Pts
Min Avg Max
486 64-Core 607 659
37.5% 607 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 631
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 642
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 638
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 214
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 628
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
76.4% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 650
62% 515 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
73.3% Very good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 189
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 544
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
61.3% Good
Memory 65.5
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 180
64% 114 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 504
50% 406 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,750,857 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Intel NUC8i7HVB

CPU
Core i7-8809GIntelBench 80%, 3,729 samples720x
GPU
Radeon RX Vega M GHAMDBench 38%, 3,270 samples625x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples7x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples7x
SSD
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples40x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples36x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples36x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GBKingstonBench 80%, 5,417 samples39x
Vengeance SODIM CMSX64GX4M2A2400C16 2x31.5GBCorsairBench 75%, 54 samples22x
Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 5,229 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $170

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-8809G Processor with Radeon™ RX Vega M GH graphics (8M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz)
Code NameKaby Lake G
Launch DateQ1'18
Processor Numberi7-8809G
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.10 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.20 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI
Description100W Package TDP

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP 1.4, DP 1.2, HDMI 1.4, DVI
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.10 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB
Discrete GraphicsRadeon™ RX Vega M GH Graphics
DG Max Frequency1190 MHz
DG Base Frequency1063 MHz
DG Compute Units24
DG Memory Bandwidth204.8 GB/s

Memory

Max Memory Size64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2400
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x8, 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes8

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechNo
Identity Protection TechYes
Flex Memory AccessYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No
Smart Response TechYes
My WiFi TechYes
Speed Shift TechnologyYes

Package

Package Size31mm x 58.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedBGA2270

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

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3 years ago.

much faster than my old MacBook Pro i7-6920HQ even tho it was 2016

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Terrible

3 years ago.

Why does one version of it have RX Vega graphics

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