| Name: | Intel Core i5-8250U |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 8000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 8 |
Intel Core i5-8250U Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i5-8250U features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-8250U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1356 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-8250U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8250U is 1.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 8 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 2.3 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-8250U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-8250U uses the Intel UHD Graphics 620, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.3 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 16.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2016 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 |
| Max. Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 38.4 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-8250U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1356 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 6.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Kaby Lake U Refresh |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2017 |
| Release price: | 385 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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11980
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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11787
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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11787
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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11787
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Intel Core i5-6585R
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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11774
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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5915
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Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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5911
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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5901
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AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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5894
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Intel Xeon D-1521
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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5894
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
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3941
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Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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3935
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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3927
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Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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3925
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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3920
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4712HQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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3316
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AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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3314
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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3311
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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3305
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Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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3304
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
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3136
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Intel Core i5-1130G7
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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3129
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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3118
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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3097
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Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
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3002
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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2956
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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2956
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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2956
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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2956
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Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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2956
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 1.3 GHz
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2420
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Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
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2387
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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2375
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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2360
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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2341
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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1699
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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1690
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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1680
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Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
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1679
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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1675
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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1515
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AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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1515
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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1509
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AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1502
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AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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1483
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
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1127
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
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1127
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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1127
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
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1127
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Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
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1127
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
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898
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Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
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898
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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897
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Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
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896
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Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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896
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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754
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Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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753
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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753
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Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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753
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Intel Core i7-4785T
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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752
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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720.4
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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707.1
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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705.3
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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701.4
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Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
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700
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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549
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Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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549
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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549
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Intel Core i7-4702HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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549
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Intel Core i7-4702MQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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549
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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365
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Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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362
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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361
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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359
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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359
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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349
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Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
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348
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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348
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Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
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348
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Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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346
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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157
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Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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157
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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157
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Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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157
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Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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157
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
|
47
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Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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47
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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46
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AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
|
45
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Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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43
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i7-7567U
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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41.5
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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41.5
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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41.5
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Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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41.5
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Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
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41.5
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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6.0
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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6.0
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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6.0
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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6.0
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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6.0
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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1.8
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Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
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1.8
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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1.8
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1.8
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1.8
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