Intel Core i5-8350U vs AMD Athlon II X4 641
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8350U |
| 85 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X4 641. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8350U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| Intel Core i5-8350U | | AMD Athlon II X4 641 | |
|---|
| 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! | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-8350U | | AMD Athlon II X4 641 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | AMD LLano |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Llano |
| Release Date | Sep 2017 | vs | Feb 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-8350U | | AMD Athlon II X4 641 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 620 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-8350U | | AMD Athlon II X4 641 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-8350U | | AMD Athlon II X4 641 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1356 | vs | AMD Socket FM1 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package |
FC-BGA1356 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 228mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-8350U | | AMD Athlon II X4 641 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1700 MHz | vs | 2800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3600 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.4125 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 100 W |
Intel Core i5-8350U
4320 points
AMD Athlon II X4 641
2800 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-8350U
9792 points
AMD Athlon II X4 641
11200 points
Points - higher is better