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Intel Core i5-8265U 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 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.

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ModelIntel Core i5-8265UIntel Core i5-8365U
CodenameWhiskey Lake-UWhiskey Lake-U
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
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 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 MHz1600 - 4100 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
SocketBGA1528BGA1528
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 UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
max. Temp.100 °C
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8265U
26.5 pt (44%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -91%
...
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
25 -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
25.1 -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
25.2 -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
25.4 -4%
Intel Core i3-1110G4
25.8 -3%
Intel Core i3-1005G1
25.8 -3%
Intel Processor N97
25.9 -2%
Intel Core i3-10110U
26 -2%
Intel Core i5-8259U
26 -2%
Intel Core i5-8265U
26.5
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
26.6 0%
Intel Core i5-8257U
26.6 0%
Intel Core i5-8260U
26.6 0%
Intel Core i7-8550U
26.7 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
26.8 1%
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
26.9 2%
Intel Core i3-N305
27 2%
Intel Core i5-1035G4
27.1 2%
Intel Core i5-1035G1
27.2 3%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1 89%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.2 127%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-8365U
27.4 pt (46%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -92%
...
Intel Core i5-8260U
26.6 -3%
Intel Core i7-8550U
26.7 -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
26.8 -2%
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
26.9 -2%
Intel Core i3-N305
27 -1%
Intel Core i5-1035G4
27.1 -1%
Intel Core i5-1035G1
27.2 -1%
Intel Core 3 N355
27.2 -1%
Intel Core i5-10210U
27.2 -1%
Intel Core i5-8365U
27.4
Intel Core i5-1130G7
27.5 0%
Intel Core i5-10310U
27.5 0%
Intel Core i5-1035G7
27.5 0%
Intel Core i5-1140G7
27.6 1%
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
27.8 1%
Intel Core i7-8809G
27.8 1%
Intel Core i7-8565U
28 2%
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
28.1 3%
Intel Core i5-1230U
28.2 3%
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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1 83%
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.2 120%
0%
100%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
3500 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1008 Points (42%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 325     avg: 389.2     median: 397 (43%)     max: 403 Points
min: 419     avg: 421.3     median: 421 (46%)     max: 424 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 972     avg: 1271     median: 1285.5 (3%)     max: 1564 Points
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
min: 558     avg: 584     median: 579 (4%)     max: 620 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 111     avg: 155     median: 159 (44%)     max: 164 Points
min: 163     avg: 166.5     median: 166 (46%)     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
5.7 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.73     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (42%)     max: 1.88 Points
1.9 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5841     avg: 6044     median: 6082 (37%)     max: 6209 Points
6557 Points (40%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 16318     avg: 18952     median: 19418 (14%)     max: 22962 Points
16518 Points (12%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 18924     avg: 21959     median: 21775.5 (14%)     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
296.7 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 9.635     avg: 11     median: 11 (2%)     max: 12.41 s
7.7 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3215     avg: 4040     median: 3988 (6%)     max: 4916 Points
3173 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi 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 (48%)     max: 4195 MIPS
min: 3958     avg: 4261     median: 4346 (51%)     max: 4478 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 31.9     avg: 37.2     median: 39.1 (13%)     max: 40.5 fps
35.9 fps (12%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 150.5     avg: 158.7     median: 156 (36%)     max: 169.5 fps
153 fps (35%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.38     avg: 4.2     median: 4.2 (7%)     max: 4.8 fps
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 (14%)     max: 0.464 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.708     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (14%)     max: 0.789 GB/s
0.8 GB/s (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 4.1     avg: 4.3     median: 4.4 (11%)     max: 4.5 GB/s
4.6 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1565 Seconds (20%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 769     avg: 882     median: 861 (6%)     max: 1098 Seconds
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
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
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
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
546 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4154     avg: 6319     median: 6222 (15%)     max: 8443 Points
min: 6016     avg: 6522     median: 6395 (16%)     max: 7280 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 21036     avg: 38716     median: 38144 (31%)     max: 50513 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
2464 Points (10%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1024     avg: 1039     median: 1041.5 (41%)     max: 1047 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 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
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 (13%)     max: 16249 Points
min: 14833     avg: 15472     median: 15472 (15%)     max: 16111 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4229     avg: 4422     median: 4433 (49%)     max: 4605 Points
4558 Points (50%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13168     avg: 13975     median: 14368 (21%)     max: 14390 Points
13444 Points (19%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12198     avg: 13659     median: 14002 (25%)     max: 14499 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3470     avg: 3669     median: 3678.5 (72%)     max: 3842 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12221     avg: 13021     median: 13021 (20%)     max: 13821 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3805     avg: 3906     median: 3906 (58%)     max: 4007 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 10592     avg: 10596     median: 10595.5 (85%)     max: 10599 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 8582     avg: 8660     median: 8660 (79%)     max: 8738 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 11914     avg: 12181     median: 12181 (24%)     max: 12448 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 12671     avg: 13099     median: 13099 (26%)     max: 13527 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 11598     avg: 11639     median: 11639 (30%)     max: 11680 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 851     avg: 1141     median: 1194 (1%)     max: 1245 ms
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
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 12842     avg: 31246     median: 32120 (24%)     max: 35563 Points
min: 31051     avg: 32738     median: 32878 (25%)     max: 34285 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
145.3 Points (40%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 186     avg: 187     median: 187 (34%)     max: 188 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1006 Points (38%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
39.9 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
14.5 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8265U → 100% n=37

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8365U → 106% n=37

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