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Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core i7-4700HQ

Intel Core i5-8250U

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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 i7-4700HQ

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The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is a high-end quad-core processor for laptops. 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 3.2 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.3 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.4 GHz (for 1 active core).

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. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

The performance of the Core i7-4700HQ is slightly above a similarly clocked Ivy Bridge processor due to the architectural improvements. As a result, overall performance is similar to the Ivy Bridge based Core i7-3740QM.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1200 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4700HQ is rated at a TDP of 47 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs.  Therefore, the CPU is only suited for laptops 15-inches or greater.

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ModelIntel Core i5-8250UIntel Core i7-4700HQ
CodenameKaby Lake RefreshHaswell
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Core i7
Series: Core i7 Haswell
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 compare1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U « 1.6 - 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 i7-4940MX 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 compare2.4 - 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 « 2.4 - 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
Clock1600 - 3400 MHz2400 - 3400 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt47 Watt
Technology14 nm22 nm
SocketBGA1356FCBGA1364
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIHD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$297 U.S.$378 U.S.
Announced
Transistors1400 Million
Die Size177 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8250U
24.8 pt (41%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -91%
...
Intel Core i3-8109U
24.1 -3%
Intel Core i5-6287U
24.3 -2%
Intel Processor N100
24.4 -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
24.4 -2%
Intel Core i7-6567U
24.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
24.6 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
24.7 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
24.8 0%
Intel Processor N95
24.8 0%
Intel Core i5-8250U
24.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
25 1%
Intel Processor N150
25 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
25 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
25.1 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
25.4 2%
Intel Core i3-1005G1
25.7 4%
Intel Core i3-1110G4
25.7 4%
Intel Processor N97
25.8 4%
Intel Core i5-8259U
25.9 4%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1 102%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 142%
0%
100%
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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 (38%)     max: 355 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 846     avg: 1148     median: 1171 (3%)     max: 1325 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 320     avg: 570     median: 562 (4%)     max: 730 Points
min: 464     avg: 611     median: 637 (4%)     max: 643 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 81     avg: 141.1     median: 143 (40%)     max: 147 Points
min: 106     avg: 130     median: 132 (37%)     max: 135 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3.15     avg: 6     median: 5.9 (8%)     max: 7.76 Points
min: 5.24     avg: 6.7     median: 6.9 (9%)     max: 7 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.91     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (39%)     max: 1.79 Points
min: 1.24     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (36%)     max: 1.55 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5349     avg: 5631     median: 5533 (33%)     max: 8356 Points
min: 4716     avg: 4886     median: 4895 (30%)     max: 5003 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 14148     avg: 18261     median: 17987 (13%)     max: 22097 Points
min: 14329     avg: 18170     median: 18609 (13%)     max: 19260 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 11245     avg: 23585     median: 23873 (15%)     max: 28932 Points
min: 18887     avg: 23512     median: 24321 (16%)     max: 24774 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 5163     avg: 6972     median: 7174 (9%)     max: 8153 Points
min: 6088     avg: 6408     median: 6474.5 (8%)     max: 6612 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 243.3     avg: 308.6     median: 306.2 (4%)     max: 402.1 s
min: 237.8     avg: 302.7     median: 291.2 (3%)     max: 390.6 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 7.394     avg: 8.9     median: 8.1 (2%)     max: 13.75 s
min: 7.592     avg: 9.1     median: 8.1 (2%)     max: 12.44 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3632     avg: 3991     median: 3991 (6%)     max: 4350 Points
4325 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi 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 (1%)     max: 37.7 fps
min: 29.7     avg: 34.4     median: 34 (1%)     max: 39.52 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 124.6     avg: 139.3     median: 137.5 (4%)     max: 157.6 fps
min: 121.8     avg: 136.1     median: 141 (4%)     max: 145.6 fps
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 (12%)     max: 0.415 GB/s
min: 0.33     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (10%)     max: 0.341 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.58     avg: 0.6     median: 0.7 (12%)     max: 0.714 GB/s
min: 0.576     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.603 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 2.9     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (9%)     max: 4 GB/s
min: 3.7     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (10%)     max: 3.8 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 813     avg: 948     median: 899.5 (6%)     max: 1209 Seconds
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: 5232     avg: 6572     median: 6758.5 (14%)     max: 6968 Points
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: 10.6     median: 10.8 (2%)     max: 10.86 s
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: 24     avg: 24.6     median: 24.7 (1%)     max: 24.97 s
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: 569     avg: 576     median: 574 (3%)     max: 587 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4700HQ +
min: 109400     avg: 121793     median: 110220 (52%)     max: 145760 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4700HQ +
min: 58480     avg: 72660     median: 78160 (60%)     max: 81340 MFLOPS
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 15198     avg: 20933     median: 21899 (17%)     max: 24736 Points
min: 17427     avg: 21972     median: 22672.5 (17%)     max: 23555 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3233     avg: 6318     median: 6276 (15%)     max: 8014 Points
min: 4232     avg: 7082     median: 7432.5 (18%)     max: 7903 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 24077     avg: 44593     median: 45968.5 (37%)     max: 50962 Points
min: 31331     avg: 42188     median: 42962 (35%)     max: 44252 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 24155     avg: 44127     median: 45251 (37%)     max: 50910 Points
min: 41763     avg: 42673     median: 42672.5 (35%)     max: 43582 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 34294     avg: 49389     median: 50347.5 (40%)     max: 52066 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3002     avg: 5863     median: 5774 (15%)     max: 7695 Points
min: 4400     avg: 5985     median: 6345 (16%)     max: 6505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 4495     avg: 8511     median: 8453 (15%)     max: 10727 Points
min: 6713     avg: 8718     median: 8903 (16%)     max: 9085 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1956     avg: 2709     median: 2663 (11%)     max: 3723 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 882     avg: 914     median: 925 (35%)     max: 936 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 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
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11269     avg: 12833     median: 12751 (12%)     max: 14228 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3924     avg: 4076     median: 4029 (45%)     max: 4243 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10751     avg: 12210     median: 12131 (16%)     max: 13486 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10893     avg: 12606     median: 12742 (23%)     max: 13553 Points
11900 Points (21%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3148     avg: 3302     median: 3242 (42%)     max: 3503 Points
3156 Points (41%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 14363     avg: 14408     median: 14407.5 (23%)     max: 14452 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3759     avg: 3829     median: 3828.5 (57%)     max: 3898 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 986     avg: 1221     median: 1259 (1%)     max: 1532 ms
1761 ms (2%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 74.8     avg: 107.9     median: 91 (1%)     max: 265.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 22772     avg: 30123     median: 29871 (22%)     max: 35817 Points
4644 Points (3%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 163     avg: 169.5     median: 167.5 (30%)     max: 180 Points
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 - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi 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=30

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4700HQ → 97% n=30

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