Core i5-8250U vs i7-8650U
Description
Both models i5-8250U and i7-8650U are based on Kaby Lake architecture.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8250U gets a score of 153.5 k points while the i7-8650U gets 173.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8650U is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8250U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8250U gets a score of 153.5 k points while the i7-8650U gets 173.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8650U is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8250U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806ea
806ea
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Kaby Lake-R
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2017
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
53.8k points
55.86k points
Mean multithread perf.
153.5k points
173.49k points
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-8250U
i7-8650U
Test#1 (Integers)
22k
21.61k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
19.55k
19.69k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
4.61k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.83k
9.95k (x1.27)
TOTAL
53.8k
55.86k (x1.04)
Multithread
i5-8250U
i7-8650U
Test#1 (Integers)
70.15k
78.38k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
63.27k
72.02k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.29k
16.95k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
6.15k (x1.28)
TOTAL
153.5k
173.49k (x1.13)
Performance/W
i5-8250U
i7-8650U
Test#1 (Integers)
4676 points/W
5225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4218 points/W
4802 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1019 points/W
1130 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
320 points/W
410 points/W
TOTAL
10233 points/W
11566 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8250U
i7-8650U
Test#1 (Integers)
6471 points/GHz
5146 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5750 points/GHz
4689 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1298 points/GHz
1097 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2304 points/GHz
2368 points/GHz
TOTAL
15823 points/GHz
13300 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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