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Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core i5-8350U vs Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

Intel Core i5-8250U

► remove from comparison Intel i5-8250U

The Intel Core i5-8250U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation and was announced in August 2017. Contrary to its direct predecessor the Core i5-7200U, which were still dual-cores, the i7-8250U is equipped with four cores but at a lower base frequency of 1.6 GHz. The Turbo Boost can go up to 3,4 GHz and therefore also offer good short term single core speeds. The GPU is now named Intel UHD Graphics 620 but otherwise identical to the Intel HD Graphics 620. The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

According to Intel, the new quad core models are up to 40% faster than their dual core predecessors. Due to the reduced TDP and the same 14nm+ process, the long term performance and throttling behavior will be interesting and depending on the laptop design. Therefore, the older 35 Watt quad-core models should be faster in applications that demand longer CPU loads.

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 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 an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby 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.

Intel Core i5-8350U

► remove from comparison Intel i5-8350U

The Intel Core i5-8350U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation and was announced in August 2017. Contrary to its direct predecessor the Core i5-7300U, which were still dual-cores, the i7-8350U is equipped with four cores but at a lower base frequency of 1.7 GHz. The Turbo Boost can go up to 3,6 GHz and therefore also offer good short term single core speeds. The GPU is now named Intel UHD Graphics 620 but otherwise identical to the Intel HD Graphics 620. The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

According to Intel, the new quad core models are up to 40% faster than their dual core predecessors. Due to the reduced TDP and the same 14nm+ process, the long term performance and throttling behaviour will be interesting and depending on the laptop design. Therefore, the older 35 Watt quad-core models should be faster in applications that demand longer CPU loads.

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 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 an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby 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.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

► remove from comparison Intel Pentium 4417U

The Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4417U is a power efficient dual-core SoC for entry level laptops based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation (not Coffee Lake). It was announced in February 2019 and integrates two "big" cores (similar to the Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs) clocked at 2.3 GHz (fixed, no Turbo Boost). The integrated graphics card is named Intel HD Graphics 610 and offers 12 EUs clocked at 300 - 950 MHz. The integrated memory controller supports slower memory speeds than the faster i3 and i5 models (DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600) and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

With a fixed clock speed of 2.3 GHz, the dual core CPU is clearly slower than models with Turbo Boost and high clock speeds for single thread performance. The multi thread performance however is also limited due to the two cores. The faster Core i5-8250U offers four processor cores and  fast Turbo Boost speeds therefore offers a much better performance. Still, the Pentium 4417U offers enough performance for daily tasks and non demanding applications.

Power Consumption

The chip is most likely manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. According to Intel it can be configured to 12.5 Watt at 800 MHz (cTDP-down) with a clearly reduced performance.

ModelIntel Core i5-8250UIntel Core i5-8350UIntel Pentium Gold 4417U
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
CodenameKaby Lake RefreshKaby Lake RefreshKaby Lake Refresh
Series: Kaby Lake Refresh Kaby Lake Refresh
Intel Core i7-8650U1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U « 1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8650U1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U « 1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8650U1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U « 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Clock1600 - 3400 MHz1700 - 3600 MHz2300 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 82 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
SocketBGA1356BGA1356BGA1356
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreading
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 950 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$297 U.S.$297 U.S.$161 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8250U
26.2 pt (36%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 3022     avg: 3108     median: 3108 (3%)     max: 3194 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 840     avg: 874     median: 873.5 (37%)     max: 907 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 332     avg: 349.2     median: 353 (39%)     max: 355 Points
203 Points (23%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 846     avg: 1148     median: 1171 (3%)     max: 1325 Points
472 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 320     avg: 570     median: 562 (4%)     max: 730 Points
min: 346     avg: 548     median: 569 (4%)     max: 631 Points
228 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 81     avg: 141.1     median: 143 (43%)     max: 147 Points
min: 128     avg: 146.8     median: 150.5 (45%)     max: 153 Points
89 Points (27%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3.15     avg: 6     median: 5.9 (8%)     max: 7.76 Points
min: 5.48     avg: 6.3     median: 6 (8%)     max: 7.33 Points
2.6 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.91     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (41%)     max: 1.79 Points
min: 1.62     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (42%)     max: 1.71 Points
1.1 Points (27%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5349     avg: 5631     median: 5533 (33%)     max: 8356 Points
min: 5152     avg: 5461     median: 5460.5 (33%)     max: 5769 Points
3570 Points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 14148     avg: 18261     median: 17987 (13%)     max: 22097 Points
min: 16222     avg: 17931     median: 17931 (13%)     max: 19640 Points
8012 Points (6%)
28684 Points (20%)
7593 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 243.3     avg: 308.6     median: 306.2 (4%)     max: 402.1 s
min: 305.7     avg: 330.5     median: 330.5 (4%)     max: 355.2 s
665 s (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 7.394     avg: 8.9     median: 8.1 (2%)     max: 13.75 s
min: 7.517     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (2%)     max: 11.89 s
21.2 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3632     avg: 3991     median: 3991 (6%)     max: 4350 Points
min: 1960     avg: 2961     median: 2961 (5%)     max: 3962 Points
1792 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 11546     avg: 15262     median: 15365.5 (9%)     max: 17405 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3641     avg: 3726     median: 3706 (44%)     max: 3925 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 29.5     avg: 32.8     median: 32 (11%)     max: 37.7 fps
min: 34     avg: 37.3     median: 37.3 (13%)     max: 40.55 fps
15.5 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 124.6     avg: 139.3     median: 137.5 (32%)     max: 157.6 fps
min: 145     avg: 152.9     median: 152.9 (35%)     max: 160.7 fps
81.1 fps (19%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.02     avg: 4.2     median: 4.3 (8%)     max: 4.78 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.336     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.415 GB/s
min: 0.363     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.456 GB/s
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.58     avg: 0.6     median: 0.7 (12%)     max: 0.714 GB/s
min: 0.623     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (12%)     max: 0.754 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 2.9     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (9%)     max: 4 GB/s
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4.1 (11%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
1.4 GB/s (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 813     avg: 948     median: 899.5 (6%)     max: 1209 Seconds
705 Seconds (5%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.818     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (18%)     max: 0.843 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 4775     avg: 6370     median: 6348 (14%)     max: 7575 Points
min: 5852     avg: 6131     median: 5925 (13%)     max: 6617 Points
3204 Points (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 10.9     avg: 11.7     median: 11.1 (2%)     max: 15.77 s
min: 10     avg: 10.9     median: 10.9 (2%)     max: 11.88 s
17.3 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 24.9     avg: 26.3     median: 25.2 (1%)     max: 34.28 s
min: 23     avg: 25.3     median: 25.3 (1%)     max: 27.62 s
39.1 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 601     avg: 631     median: 613 (3%)     max: 783 s
min: 580     avg: 637     median: 637 (3%)     max: 694 s
922 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 15198     avg: 20933     median: 21899 (19%)     max: 24736 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3233     avg: 6318     median: 6276 (17%)     max: 8014 Points
min: 4349     avg: 5995     median: 6092 (16%)     max: 7023 Points
min: 2831     avg: 3011     median: 3010.5 (8%)     max: 3190 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 24077     avg: 44593     median: 45968.5 (37%)     max: 50962 Points
min: 39950     avg: 43226     median: 43226 (35%)     max: 46502 Points
min: 28577     avg: 28749     median: 28749 (23%)     max: 28921 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 24155     avg: 44127     median: 45251 (37%)     max: 50910 Points
min: 38261     avg: 42913     median: 42913 (35%)     max: 47565 Points
min: 27361     avg: 27522     median: 27521.5 (22%)     max: 27682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 34294     avg: 49389     median: 50347.5 (42%)     max: 52066 Points
min: 51828     avg: 52962     median: 53024 (45%)     max: 54034 Points
min: 29007     avg: 29032     median: 29032 (24%)     max: 29057 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3002     avg: 5863     median: 5774 (15%)     max: 7695 Points
min: 5408     avg: 6288     median: 6155 (16%)     max: 7190 Points
min: 2590     avg: 2591     median: 2590.5 (7%)     max: 2591 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 4495     avg: 8511     median: 8453 (15%)     max: 10727 Points
min: 7603     avg: 8941     median: 8945.5 (16%)     max: 10362 Points
min: 3635     avg: 3644     median: 3644 (6%)     max: 3653 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1956     avg: 2709     median: 2663 (11%)     max: 3723 Points
min: 2484     avg: 2537     median: 2537 (11%)     max: 2590 Points
min: 1369     avg: 1398     median: 1398 (6%)     max: 1427 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 882     avg: 914     median: 925 (39%)     max: 936 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2265     avg: 3162     median: 3427 (6%)     max: 3516 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 923     avg: 927     median: 927 (4%)     max: 931 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3105     avg: 3298     median: 3298 (10%)     max: 3491 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3453     avg: 4116     median: 4095 (41%)     max: 4330 Points
min: 3646     avg: 4185     median: 4225 (42%)     max: 4685 Points
2695 Points (27%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11269     avg: 12833     median: 12751 (14%)     max: 14228 Points
min: 11004     avg: 13358     median: 13605 (15%)     max: 15464 Points
5248 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3924     avg: 4076     median: 4029 (55%)     max: 4243 Points
min: 4160     avg: 4210     median: 4210 (57%)     max: 4260 Points
2599 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10751     avg: 12210     median: 12131 (30%)     max: 13486 Points
min: 12679     avg: 12800     median: 12799.5 (31%)     max: 12920 Points
5029 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10893     avg: 12606     median: 12742 (23%)     max: 13553 Points
12270 Points (22%)
4882 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3148     avg: 3302     median: 3242 (63%)     max: 3503 Points
3439 Points (67%)
2254 Points (44%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 14363     avg: 14408     median: 14407.5 (23%)     max: 14452 Points
5089 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3759     avg: 3829     median: 3828.5 (57%)     max: 3898 Points
2389 Points (36%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6053 Points (49%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5722 Points (52%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4999 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5090 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5280 Points (14%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 986     avg: 1221     median: 1259 (1%)     max: 1532 ms
min: 1017     avg: 1193     median: 1216 (1%)     max: 1289 ms
2162 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 74.8     avg: 107.9     median: 91 (1%)     max: 265.6 ms
min: 78.9     avg: 161.1     median: 156.5 (2%)     max: 252.7 ms
165.1 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 22772     avg: 30123     median: 29871 (27%)     max: 35817 Points
min: 28223     avg: 32497     median: 31171 (28%)     max: 38722 Points
16702 Points (15%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 163     avg: 169.5     median: 167.5 (35%)     max: 180 Points
min: 164     avg: 183.5     median: 183.5 (38%)     max: 203 Points
102 Points (21%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
9887 Points (52%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
15717 Points (34%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
11958 Points (78%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
19602 Points (98%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
768 Points (29%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 25.9     avg: 27.9     median: 28.3 (5%)     max: 29.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 27.7     avg: 29.5     median: 29.8 (5%)     max: 30.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 16.8     avg: 18.1     median: 18.4 (14%)     max: 18.8 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8250U → 100% n=35

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8350U → 102% n=35

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Gold 4417U → 61% n=35

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