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Core i5-8265U vs i5-8400


Description
The i5-8265U is based on Whiskey Lake architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8265U gets a score of 143.2 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8400 is 2 times faster than the i5-8265U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ec
906ea
Core
Whiskey Lake-U
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1528
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
9216 kB
Date
August 2018
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
46.67k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
143.23k points
289.61k 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
i5-8265U
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3.68k
4.08k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
16.08k
14.96k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.99k
4.98k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.95k
10.29k (x1.29)
TOTAL
32.69k
34.31k (x1.05)

Multithread

i5-8265U

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
14.29k
21.54k (x1.51)
Test#2 (FP)
61.15k
85.13k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.53k
28.24k (x1.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.72k
4.08k (x1.1)
TOTAL
95.69k
139k (x1.45)

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
i5-8265U
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
19.19k
26.5k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
17.47k
23.11k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.04k
5.2k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.97k
10.16k (x1.7)
TOTAL
46.67k
64.98k (x1.39)

Multithread

i5-8265U

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
64.43k
135.08k (x2.1)
Test#2 (FP)
61.91k
121.49k (x1.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.36k
27.53k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.52k
5.5k (x1.56)
TOTAL
143.23k
289.61k (x2.02)

Performance/W
i5-8265U
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
4296 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4128 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
890 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
9548 points/W
4455 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8265U
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
4920 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4478 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1037 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1531 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
11966 points/GHz
16245 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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