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Core i3-1215U vs i5-8500


Description
The i3-1215U is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 185.6 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.7 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a4
906ea
Core
Alder Lake-H
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
0.9 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/8
6/6
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1280+2x2048 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
9216 kB
Date
April 2022
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
80.34k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
307.52k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.95k
4.19k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
16.28k
17.38k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.49k
5.46k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.95k
11.92k (x1.2)
TOTAL
43.67k
38.96k (x0.89)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
14.97k
27.67k (x1.85)
Test#2 (FP)
51.01k
94.07k (x1.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.47k
29.05k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.59k
4.39k (x0.51)
TOTAL
105.05k
155.18k (x1.48)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
20.87k
15.22k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
20.74k
22.02k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.32k
5.75k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.32k
12.17k (x1.46)
TOTAL
61.26k
55.17k (x0.9)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
45.12k
87.78k (x1.95)
Test#2 (FP)
60.59k
126.73k (x2.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.48k
32.93k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.06k
4.22k (x0.3)
TOTAL
148.26k
251.65k (x1.7)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.63k
15.21k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
20.2k
22.94k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.94k
5.54k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
11.39k (x1.41)
TOTAL
53.83k
55.07k (x1.02)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
35.72k
79.52k (x2.23)
Test#2 (FP)
56.41k
107.78k (x1.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25k
31.89k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.48k
13.37k (x1.07)
TOTAL
129.6k
232.55k (x1.79)

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
i3-1215U
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
37.56k
27.36k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
21.13k
24.27k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.35k
5.69k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.31k
11.77k (x1.14)
TOTAL
80.34k
69.09k (x0.86)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
73.97k
144.77k (x1.96)
Test#2 (FP)
72.37k
129.04k (x1.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.61k
29.53k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.65k
4.18k (x0.43)
TOTAL
185.6k
307.52k (x1.66)

Performance/W
i3-1215U
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4931 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4825 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1974 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
643 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
12374 points/W
4731 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
8535 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2579 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2343 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
18258 points/GHz
16850 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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