Intel Core i5-8250U vs AMD Athlon X4 970
Summary
Intel Core i5-8250U
168%
AMD Athlon X4 970
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-8250U
172%
AMD Athlon X4 970
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-8250U
163%
AMD Athlon X4 970
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8250U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 72% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 63% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 50 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon X4 970. |
| Around 68% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon X4 970 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8250U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8250U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE4 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| TBM | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Sep 2017 | vs | Jul 2017 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 620 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1356 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 74°C |
| Package |
FC-BGA1356 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1600 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3400 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 65 W |
Intel Core i5-8250U
4080 points
AMD Athlon X4 970
2760 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-8250U
9216 points
AMD Athlon X4 970
9124 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better