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Intel Core i5-8350U vs Intel Core i5-7260U

Intel Core i5-8350U

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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 Core i5-7260U

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The Intel Core i5-7260U is a fast dual-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. The CPU has two processor cores clocked at 2.2-3.4 GHz (two cores also up to 3.4 GHz). The processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper Threading. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU with 64 MB eDRAM, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to the Core i7-7360U, the i5-7260 does have lower CPU (-200 MHz Turbo, -100 MHz Base) and GPU (-50 MHz) clocks.

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

At 2.2-3.4 GHz, the Core i5-7260U has much lower clocks compared to the old Core i5-6267U (2.9-3.3 GHz), but has slightly higher Turbo clocks. Similar to the 6267U, the i6-7260U can also use the 64 MB eDRAM, which should increase the performance in some scenarios.

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 640 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Kaby Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-950 MHz (i7 models up to 1050 MHz) and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 920MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Pro 540, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

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, which improves the efficiency even further. 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 i5-8350UIntel Core i5-7260U
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameKaby Lake RefreshKaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Intel Core i7-8650U compare1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U compare1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U « 1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U compare1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U « 2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock1700 - 3600 MHz2200 - 3400 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB128 KB
L2 Cache1 MB512 KB
L3 Cache6 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
SocketBGA1356BGA1356
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (300 - 950 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$297 U.S.$304 U.S.
Announced
max. Temp.100 °C
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 346     avg: 548     median: 569 (4%)     max: 631 Points
373 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 128     avg: 146.8     median: 150.5 (45%)     max: 153 Points
142 Points (43%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.48     avg: 6.3     median: 6 (8%)     max: 7.33 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.62     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (42%)     max: 1.71 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5152     avg: 5461     median: 5460.5 (33%)     max: 5769 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 16222     avg: 17931     median: 17931 (13%)     max: 19640 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
28684 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
7593 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 305.7     avg: 330.5     median: 330.5 (4%)     max: 355.2 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 7.517     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (2%)     max: 11.89 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 1960     avg: 2961     median: 2961 (5%)     max: 3962 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 34     avg: 37.3     median: 37.3 (13%)     max: 40.55 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 145     avg: 152.9     median: 152.9 (35%)     max: 160.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.363     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.456 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.623     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (12%)     max: 0.754 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4.1 (11%)     max: 4.4 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
705 Seconds (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5852     avg: 6131     median: 5925 (13%)     max: 6617 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 10     avg: 10.9     median: 10.9 (2%)     max: 11.88 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 23     avg: 25.3     median: 25.3 (1%)     max: 27.62 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 580     avg: 637     median: 637 (3%)     max: 694 s
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4349     avg: 5995     median: 6092 (16%)     max: 7023 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 39950     avg: 43226     median: 43226 (35%)     max: 46502 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 38261     avg: 42913     median: 42913 (35%)     max: 47565 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 51828     avg: 52962     median: 53024 (45%)     max: 54034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 5408     avg: 6288     median: 6155 (16%)     max: 7190 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 7603     avg: 8941     median: 8945.5 (16%)     max: 10362 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2484     avg: 2537     median: 2537 (11%)     max: 2590 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
920 Points (39%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2064 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3646     avg: 4185     median: 4225 (42%)     max: 4685 Points
4156 Points (42%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11004     avg: 13358     median: 13605 (15%)     max: 15464 Points
8567 Points (10%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4160     avg: 4210     median: 4210 (57%)     max: 4260 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12679     avg: 12800     median: 12799.5 (31%)     max: 12920 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
12270 Points (22%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3439 Points (67%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1017     avg: 1193     median: 1216 (1%)     max: 1289 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 78.9     avg: 161.1     median: 156.5 (2%)     max: 252.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28223     avg: 32497     median: 31171 (28%)     max: 38722 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 164     avg: 183.5     median: 183.5 (38%)     max: 203 Points
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%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8350U → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-7260U → 80% n=4

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