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Intel Core i7-4860HQ vs Intel Core i5-8365U

Intel Core i7-4860HQ

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The Intel Core i7-4860HQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops launched in Q1 2014. It is based on the Haswell architecture and manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyperthreading, the four cores can handle up to eight threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 2.4 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.5 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.6 GHz (for 1 active core). The 2C/4C Turbo clocks have not been confirmed yet. A noteworthy feature is the fast integrated graphics unit (GT3e) with eDRAM memory (128 MB, 77 mm², on-package, 102 GB/s).

Architecture

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by 5 - 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Performance

Compared to the Core i7-4850HQ, the 4860HQ is clocked just 100 MHz higher and therefore only slightly faster. Overall, the performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge-based Core i7-3840QM. Even extremly demanding software or multitasking will be handled easily.

Graphics

The integrated Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1200 MHz (Turbo clock not confirmed yet), making it significantly faster than the HD 4000 or HD 4600. The additional eDRAM memory further improves performance. As a result, the HD 5200 competes with dedicated mid-range graphics cards like the GeForce GT 740M.

Power Consumption

The i7-4860HQ is rated at a TDP of 47 W including the integrated graphics card, memory controller and VRMs.  Therefore, the CPU is best suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

Intel Core i5-8365U

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The Intel Core i5-8365U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Whiskey Lake generation and was announced in April 2019 as part of two vPro capable CPUs of the WHL-U series. Compared to the similar named Kaby Lake-R processors (e.g. Core i5-8250U), the Whiskey Lake CPUs are now produced in a further improved 14nm process (14nm++) and offer higher clock speeds. The architecture and features are the same. The i5-8365U offers e.g. high Turbo clock speeds of 4.1 GHz (versus 3.4 GHz of the i5-8250U) for a single core. The integrated GPU is still named Intel UHD Graphics 620 and the dual-channel memory controller still supports the same RAM speeds as Kaby-Lake-R (DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133). Thermal Velocity Boost is not supported (only in the Core i7-8565U).

Compared to the predecessor, the Core i5-8265U, the i5-8365U offers a 200 MHz higher Turbo Boost. As the i5-8365U first appeared in a Thinkpad, the CPU most likely supports vPRO for additional hardware management features.

The Whiskey Lake SoCs are used with a new PCH produced in 14nm that supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and CNVi WiFi/BT parts.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake and Kaby Lake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. That means Whiskey Lake is a Kaby Lake chip manufactured in the improved 14nm++ process.

Performance

The performance of the i5-8365U depends on the cooling solution of the laptop and the defined TDP limits for short and long term performance. We already saw big differences for Kaby Lake-R (e.g., i7-8550U benchmarks), especially for long term (sustained) performance. Therefore, it will be interesting to see how the additionalTurbo  clock speed can be made use of. Compared to the Core i5-8265U (see for benchmarks), the 200 MHz higher Turbo Boost should result in some gains in single core benchmarks.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Intel Gen 9.5) is untouched from the 8th Gen Kaby Lake chips. With fast dual-channel memory it can reach the performance of a dedicated GeForce 920M.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake and Whiskey Lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in a further improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm++), the same as the 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. Depending on the usage scenario, the TDP can vary between 7.5 (cTDP Down) and 25 Watts.

ModelIntel Core i7-4860HQIntel Core i5-8365U
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i5
CodenameHaswellWhiskey Lake-U
Series: Core i5 Whiskey Lake-U
Intel Core i7-4940MX compare3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX compare3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ compare2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ compare2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ compare2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ « 2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ compare2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ compare2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ compare2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M compare3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M compare2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U compare3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U compare2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U compare1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U compare2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U compare1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U compare1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y compare1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8365U « 1.6 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8265U compare1.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock2400 - 3600 MHz1600 - 4100 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP47 Watt15 Watt
Transistors1700 Million
Technology22 nm14 nm
Die Size260 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1364BGA1528
FeaturesIris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1200 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (200 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$434 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8365U
28.9 pt (40%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 419     avg: 421.3     median: 421 (47%)     max: 424 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1373     avg: 1404     median: 1408 (3%)     max: 1430 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 558     avg: 584     median: 579 (4%)     max: 620 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 163     avg: 166.5     median: 166 (50%)     max: 171 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
6.9 Points (9%)
5.7 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.9 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6557 Points (40%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
16518 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
296.7 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.7 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
3173 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 16711     avg: 17312     median: 17293 (10%)     max: 17932 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3958     avg: 4261     median: 4346 (52%)     max: 4478 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
35.9 fps (13%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
153 fps (35%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 4.3     avg: 4.5     median: 4.5 (8%)     max: 4.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.6 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 791     avg: 824     median: 825 (6%)     max: 855 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
6330 Points (13%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
21.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
546 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6016     avg: 6522     median: 6395 (17%)     max: 7280 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 48328     avg: 49088     median: 49088 (40%)     max: 49848 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 49912     avg: 50182     median: 50182 (41%)     max: 50452 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 55371     avg: 56207     median: 56206.5 (47%)     max: 57042 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5405     avg: 5910     median: 6159 (16%)     max: 6166 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7744     avg: 8377     median: 8376.5 (15%)     max: 9009 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
2464 Points (10%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4647     avg: 4823     median: 4822.5 (48%)     max: 4998 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 14833     avg: 15472     median: 15472 (17%)     max: 16111 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4558 Points (62%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
13444 Points (33%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1099     avg: 1142     median: 1161 (1%)     max: 1165 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 31051     avg: 32738     median: 32878 (30%)     max: 34285 Points
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
39.9 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
14.5 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4860HQ → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8365U → 83% n=1

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