Intel Core i7-8706G

Intel Core i7-8706G
The Intel Core i7-8706G operates with:

CPU Cores 4.

CPU Threads: 8.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.10 GHz base 3.60 GHz all cores.

TDP: 65 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: BGA 2270.

This version includes

8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 8 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Kaby Lake G Refresh Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 14 nm

Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d.

The product was released on Q1/2018.

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CPU generation and family

Intel Core i7-8706G
Intel Core i7
Intel Core i 8000G
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Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

3.10 GHz
4.10 GHz
Yes
normal
4
No

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
3.0
2
3.0
8

Encryption

Yes check

Internal Graphics

DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
0.93 GHz
1.01 GHz
12.1
20
1280
6
14 nm
Q1/2018

Technical details

x86-64 (64 bit)
Kaby Lake G Refresh
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VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
8.00 MB
Q1/2018
BGA 2270

Thermal Management

65 W
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