Intel Core i5-8257U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i5-8257U has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1528 socket and was released in Q3/2019.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i5-8257U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i5-8257U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i5-8257U |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 8000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-8257U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 8 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.90 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.20 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-8257U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.05 GHz |
| Execution units: | 48 |
| Shader: | 384 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
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 & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 16 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-8257U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1528 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Coffee Lake U |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2019 |
| Release price: | 320 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-8257U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10510Y
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1030G7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7402P
24C 48T @ 3.35 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7402
24C 48T @ 3.35 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2224
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 2.54 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 2.54 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-990X
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.|
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Intel Core i5-5350H
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5575R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5750HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12950HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.|
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Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.|
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Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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