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Core i3-1215U vs i5-8500T


Description
The i3-1215U is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-8500T 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 i5-8500T gets 251.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500T is 1.4 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
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/8
6/6
TDP
15 W
35 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
59.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
251.82k 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
i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
6.95k
3.56k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
16.28k
14.76k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.49k
4.46k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.95k
8.72k (x0.88)
TOTAL
43.67k
31.5k (x0.72)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
14.97k
19.37k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
51.01k
82.35k (x1.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.47k
24.6k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.59k
2.97k (x0.35)
TOTAL
105.05k
129.29k (x1.23)

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
i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
20.87k
12.93k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
20.74k
18.61k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.32k
4.76k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.32k
10.05k (x1.21)
TOTAL
61.26k
46.36k (x0.76)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
45.12k
71.15k (x1.58)
Test#2 (FP)
60.59k
102.74k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.48k
26.6k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.06k
2.9k (x0.21)
TOTAL
148.26k
203.39k (x1.37)

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
i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
15.63k
12.92k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
20.2k
19.47k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.94k
4.62k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
9.6k (x1.19)
TOTAL
53.83k
46.6k (x0.87)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
35.72k
71.25k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
56.41k
91.16k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25k
24.45k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.48k
2.85k (x0.23)
TOTAL
129.6k
189.71k (x1.46)

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
i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
37.56k
23.13k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
21.13k
20.7k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.35k
4.71k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.31k
10.73k (x1.04)
TOTAL
80.34k
59.27k (x0.74)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
73.97k
125.17k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
72.37k
98.07k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.61k
25.57k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.65k
3.01k (x0.31)
TOTAL
185.6k
251.82k (x1.36)

Performance/W
i3-1215U
i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
4931 points/W
3576 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4825 points/W
2802 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1974 points/W
731 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
643 points/W
86 points/W
TOTAL
12374 points/W
7195 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i5-8500T
Test#1 (Integers)
8535 points/GHz
6608 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/GHz
5914 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2579 points/GHz
1346 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2343 points/GHz
3067 points/GHz
TOTAL
18258 points/GHz
16934 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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