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Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Pentium Gold 4417U vs Intel Core i5-8365U

Intel Core i5-8265U

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The Intel Core i5-8265U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Whiskey Lake generation and will probably be announced in August 2018. 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 i5-8265U offers e.g. high Turbo clock speeds of 3,9 GHz (versus 3,4 GHz of the i5-8250U) for a single core (3.8 for two cores, 3.7 GHz for all four cores). 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).

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 i5-8265U 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. For the Core i7, Intel estimates between 3-11% higher performance to the Kaby-Lake-R generation and that should be similar in the Core i5 (as long as the cooling is sufficient).

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.

Warning: Above information is partly still based on rumors and leaks and may therefore change till release.

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

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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.

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 i5-8265UIntel Pentium Gold 4417UIntel Core i5-8365U
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Core i5
CodenameWhiskey Lake-UKaby Lake RefreshWhiskey Lake-U
Series: Core i5 Whiskey Lake-U
Intel Core i5-8365U1.6 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8265U « 1.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores6 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
Intel Core i5-8365U « 1.6 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8265U1.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock1600 - 3900 MHz2300 MHz1600 - 4100 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB2 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 44 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
SocketBGA1528BGA1356BGA1528
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreadingDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 950 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
$161 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
max. Temp.100 °C

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8265U
27.9 pt (39%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8365U
28.9 pt (40%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
3500 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1008 Points (43%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 325     avg: 389.2     median: 397 (44%)     max: 403 Points
203 Points (23%)
min: 419     avg: 421.3     median: 421 (47%)     max: 424 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 972     avg: 1271     median: 1285.5 (3%)     max: 1564 Points
472 Points (1%)
min: 1373     avg: 1404     median: 1408 (3%)     max: 1430 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 457     avg: 592     median: 601.5 (4%)     max: 750 Points
228 Points (1%)
min: 558     avg: 584     median: 579 (4%)     max: 620 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 111     avg: 155     median: 159 (48%)     max: 164 Points
89 Points (27%)
min: 163     avg: 166.5     median: 166 (50%)     max: 171 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.22     avg: 6     median: 5.7 (7%)     max: 7.22 Points
2.6 Points (3%)
5.7 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.73     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (44%)     max: 1.88 Points
1.1 Points (27%)
1.9 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5841     avg: 6044     median: 6082 (37%)     max: 6209 Points
3570 Points (22%)
6557 Points (40%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 16318     avg: 18952     median: 19418 (14%)     max: 22962 Points
8012 Points (6%)
16518 Points (12%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 18924     avg: 21959     median: 21775.5 (15%)     max: 25361 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 7705     avg: 7880     median: 7919 (10%)     max: 7975 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 371.4     avg: 402.4     median: 402.4 (5%)     max: 433.3 s
665 s (8%)
296.7 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 9.635     avg: 11     median: 11 (2%)     max: 12.41 s
21.2 s (4%)
7.7 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3215     avg: 4040     median: 3988 (6%)     max: 4916 Points
1792 Points (3%)
3173 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 13731     avg: 16360     median: 16245 (9%)     max: 18802 MIPS
min: 16711     avg: 17312     median: 17293 (10%)     max: 17932 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3780     avg: 4054     median: 4084 (49%)     max: 4195 MIPS
min: 3958     avg: 4261     median: 4346 (52%)     max: 4478 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 31.9     avg: 37.2     median: 39.1 (14%)     max: 40.5 fps
15.5 fps (5%)
35.9 fps (13%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 150.5     avg: 158.7     median: 156 (36%)     max: 169.5 fps
81.1 fps (19%)
153 fps (35%)
min: 4.3     avg: 4.5     median: 4.5 (8%)     max: 4.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.427     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (0%)     max: 0.464 GB/s
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.708     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (14%)     max: 0.789 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (4%)
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 4.1     avg: 4.3     median: 4.4 (11%)     max: 4.5 GB/s
1.4 GB/s (4%)
4.6 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1565 Seconds (20%)
min: 791     avg: 824     median: 825 (6%)     max: 855 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.72     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.754 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5637     avg: 6330     median: 6316 (13%)     max: 7439 Points
3204 Points (7%)
6330 Points (13%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 9.762     avg: 10     median: 9.8 (2%)     max: 10.32 s
17.3 s (4%)
9.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 22.12     avg: 22.3     median: 22.2 (1%)     max: 22.43 s
39.1 s (2%)
21.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 543     avg: 562     median: 552 (2%)     max: 590 s
922 s (4%)
546 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4154     avg: 6319     median: 6222 (17%)     max: 8443 Points
min: 2831     avg: 3011     median: 3010.5 (8%)     max: 3190 Points
min: 6016     avg: 6522     median: 6395 (17%)     max: 7280 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 21036     avg: 38716     median: 38144 (31%)     max: 50513 Points
min: 28577     avg: 28749     median: 28749 (23%)     max: 28921 Points
min: 48328     avg: 49088     median: 49088 (40%)     max: 49848 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 21037     avg: 37535     median: 36912 (30%)     max: 48588 Points
min: 27361     avg: 27522     median: 27521.5 (22%)     max: 27682 Points
min: 49912     avg: 50182     median: 50182 (41%)     max: 50452 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 23095     avg: 49269     median: 52630 (44%)     max: 56737 Points
min: 29007     avg: 29032     median: 29032 (24%)     max: 29057 Points
min: 55371     avg: 56207     median: 56206.5 (47%)     max: 57042 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3393     avg: 5794     median: 5651 (14%)     max: 8298 Points
min: 2590     avg: 2591     median: 2590.5 (7%)     max: 2591 Points
min: 5405     avg: 5910     median: 6159 (16%)     max: 6166 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 4640     avg: 7934     median: 8001 (14%)     max: 11278 Points
min: 3635     avg: 3644     median: 3644 (6%)     max: 3653 Points
min: 7744     avg: 8377     median: 8376.5 (15%)     max: 9009 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1837     avg: 2540     median: 2657 (11%)     max: 2931 Points
min: 1369     avg: 1398     median: 1398 (6%)     max: 1427 Points
2464 Points (10%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1024     avg: 1039     median: 1041.5 (44%)     max: 1047 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3442     avg: 3669     median: 3624.5 (6%)     max: 3986 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 986     avg: 1015     median: 1017 (4%)     max: 1041 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2973     avg: 3446     median: 3365 (11%)     max: 3962 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2106     avg: 4387     median: 4514 (45%)     max: 4830 Points
2695 Points (27%)
min: 4647     avg: 4823     median: 4822.5 (48%)     max: 4998 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7144     avg: 13600     median: 13295 (15%)     max: 16249 Points
5248 Points (6%)
min: 14833     avg: 15472     median: 15472 (17%)     max: 16111 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4229     avg: 4422     median: 4433 (60%)     max: 4605 Points
2599 Points (35%)
4558 Points (62%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13168     avg: 13975     median: 14368 (35%)     max: 14390 Points
5029 Points (12%)
13444 Points (33%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12198     avg: 13659     median: 14002 (25%)     max: 14499 Points
4882 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3470     avg: 3669     median: 3678.5 (72%)     max: 3842 Points
2254 Points (44%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12221     avg: 13021     median: 13021 (20%)     max: 13821 Points
5089 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3805     avg: 3906     median: 3906 (58%)     max: 4007 Points
2389 Points (36%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 10592     avg: 10596     median: 10595.5 (85%)     max: 10599 Points
6053 Points (49%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 8582     avg: 8660     median: 8660 (79%)     max: 8738 Points
5722 Points (52%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 11914     avg: 12181     median: 12181 (24%)     max: 12448 Points
4999 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 12671     avg: 13099     median: 13099 (26%)     max: 13527 Points
5090 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 11598     avg: 11639     median: 11639 (30%)     max: 11680 Points
5280 Points (14%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 851     avg: 1141     median: 1194 (1%)     max: 1245 ms
2162 ms (3%)
min: 1099     avg: 1142     median: 1161 (1%)     max: 1165 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 83     avg: 93.5     median: 95.6 (1%)     max: 99.8 ms
165.1 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 12842     avg: 31246     median: 32120 (29%)     max: 35563 Points
16702 Points (15%)
min: 31051     avg: 32738     median: 32878 (30%)     max: 34285 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
145.3 Points (42%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 186     avg: 187     median: 187 (39%)     max: 188 Points
102 Points (21%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1006 Points (39%)
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 i5-8265U → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Gold 4417U → 58% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8365U → 103% n=33

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