Intel Core i5-8257U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-8257U was released in Q3/2019 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1528. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-8257U achieved a result of 989 points (single-core) or 3,770 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i5-8257U

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i5-8257U belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i5-8257U.

Name: Intel Core i5-8257U
Family: Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000U (8)
Architecture: Coffee Lake U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 8
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8257U has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8257U is 1.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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 an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-8257U has the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 installed, which has 48 streaming multiprocessors (384 shaders).

GPU name: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Compute units: 48
Shader: 384
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

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 Intel Core i5-8257U supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 38.4 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-8257U has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-8257U is made in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1528
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
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: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified 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.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1005
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1005
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1005
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
998
Intel Core i5-1030G7 Intel Core i5-1030G7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
997
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
997
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
996

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.
Intel Core i7-7820HQ Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4186
Intel Core i5-10310U Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
4170
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4120
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4017
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4013
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3965
Intel Core i5-1034G1 Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3956

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 3.60 GHz
994
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
992
Intel Core i5-10500TE Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
990
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
989
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
989
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
988
AMD EPYC 7232P AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
988

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3785
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3781
Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3779
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3770
Intel Xeon D-1528 Intel Xeon D-1528
6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz
3768
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1217
Intel Core i7-7820HQ Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1214
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1213
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1212
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1208
Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1208
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1205

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4250
Intel Core i3-10100T Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4247
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
4247
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4237
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4231
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4231
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4225

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.
Intel Xeon W-3223 Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
396
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
395
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
395
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
391
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
391
AMD EPYC 7402P AMD EPYC 7402P
24C 48T @ 3.35 GHz
391
AMD EPYC 7402 AMD EPYC 7402
24C 48T @ 3.35 GHz
391

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.
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1630
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
1595
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
1595
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1589
Intel Xeon E-2224 Intel Xeon E-2224
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1589
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1589
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1587

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.
Intel Core i5-5350H Intel Core i5-5350H
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-5575R Intel Core i5-5575R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz
800
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.55 GHz
794

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.
Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
68
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
67
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
67
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
66
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
64
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
63
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
62

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.
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
7703
AMD EPYC Embedded 3151 AMD EPYC Embedded 3151
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
7667
Intel Core i7-5775C Intel Core i7-5775C
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7640
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7628
Intel Xeon E-2224G Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
7617
MediaTek Dimensity 8000 MediaTek Dimensity 8000
8C 8T @ 2.75 GHz
7613
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 MediaTek Dimensity 9000
8C 8T @ 3.05 GHz
7566

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.
Intel Core i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
160
Intel Core i3-8140U Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
160
Intel Core i3-8145U Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
160
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
159
Intel Core i5-10400T Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
159
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
159
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
159

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.
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
672
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
671
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
669
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
667
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
666
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
666
Intel Core i7-4850HQ Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
666

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