Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Pentium G4520
Summary
Intel Core i5-8250U
135%
Intel Pentium G4520
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-8250U
100%
Intel Pentium G4520
104%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-8250U
175%
Intel Pentium G4520
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8250U |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 75% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G4520 |
| None |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8250U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | Intel Pentium G4520 | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | Intel Pentium G4520 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 | vs | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Sep 2017 | vs | Sep 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | Intel Pentium G4520 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 620 | vs | Intel HD 530 |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | Intel Pentium G4520 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | Intel Pentium G4520 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1356 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 65°C |
| Package |
FC-BGA1356 | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 150mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-8250U | | Intel Pentium G4520 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1600 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3400 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 51 W |
Intel Core i5-8250U
4080 points
Intel Pentium G4520
4140 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-8250U
9216 points
Intel Pentium G4520
8280 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better