Intel Core i7-8706G vs Intel Core i7-8557U
            Intel Core i7-8706G
            
                
            
        
    
            Intel Core i7-8557U
            
                
            
        
    | 4 Cores 8 Threads 3.1GHz Clock | 4 Cores 8 Threads 1.7GHz Clock | 
| Socket BGA 2270 | Socket BGA 1528 | 
| iGPURadeon RX Vega M GL 2.82 TFLOPS FP32 | iGPUIris Plus 645 1150MHz 880 GFLOPS FP32 | 
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                                                GB6S 1,350
                                            
                                             33% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 1,400
                                            
                                             34% | 
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                                                GB6M 4,100
                                            
                                             15% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 4,300
                                            
                                             16% | 
| CB23S N/A 0% | CB23S N/A 0% | 
| CB23M N/A 0% | CB23M N/A 0% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerIntel | 
| ArchitectureSkylake | ArchitectureSkylake | 
| FamilyCore 8th Gen | FamilyCore 8th Gen | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Kaby Lake-G - Kaby Lake-4C-GT2 - - - - - - | Codename Coffee Lake-U - Coffee Lake-4C-GT3 - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Laptop | Market Segment Laptop | 
| Release Date 1/7/2018 | Release Date 4/5/2018 | 
| Foundry Intel GlobalFoundries (iGPU Die) SK Hynix (HBM2 Die) - | Foundry Intel Intel (PCH Die) Intel (eDRAM Die) - | 
| Node 14nm++ 14nm (iGPU Die) 21nm (HBM2 Die) - | Node 14nm++ 14nm (PCH Die) 14nm (eDRAM Die) - | 
| Die Size 125 mm² 208 mm² (iGPU Die) 92 mm² (HBM2 Die) - | Die Size 148 mm² 37 mm² (PCH Die) 63 mm² (eDRAM Die) - | 
| Transistor Count 2.1 Billion 5 Billion (iGPU Die) - - | Transistor Count 2.5 Billion - - - | 
| 4 Cores - - - | 4 Cores - - - | 
| 8 Threads - - - | 8 Threads - - - | 
| - 3.1GHz 4.1GHz Boost - | - 1.7GHz 4.5GHz Boost - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Locked - - - | Overclocking Locked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type DMI | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 8GT/s | Transfer Rate 8GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 4 | Lanes 4 | 
| Bandwidth 4GB/s | Bandwidth 4GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 8GB/s | Bi-directional 8GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 256KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 256KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 8MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 8MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | L4 128MB Shared - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 32GB | Max Memory 64GB 16GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 1200MHz Transfer Rate 2400MT/s | Clock 1333MHz 1066MHz Transfer Rate 2666MT/s 2133MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 19.2GB/s Bandwidth 38.4GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 21.3GB/s 17.1GB/s Bandwidth 42.7GB/s 34.1GB/s | 
| TDP 65W - - - | TDP 15W - - - | 
| Temp 100°C Max - | Temp 100°C Max - | 
| Included Cooler Not Included | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| PCIe 3.0 x8 Lanes | PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes | 
| Radeon RX Vega M GL 1280 Shaders 1101MHz 2.82 TFLOPS FP32 | Iris Plus 645 1150MHz 384 Shaders 1150MHz 880 GFLOPS FP32 | 
| No NPU - | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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