Intel Core i5-8350U vs Intel Core i5-2300

Intel Core i5-8350U
Intel BGA1356MOBILE
1700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i5-8350U
Intel Core i5-2300
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2300

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    137%
  • Intel Core i5-2300
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    151%
  • Intel Core i5-2300
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    124%
  • Intel Core i5-2300
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8350U

Much higher single threaded performance (around 51% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
80 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 37% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2300

None

Intel Core i5-8350U

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8350U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-8350U

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8350U

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i5-2300
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

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i5-2300
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketMobilevsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateSep 2017vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i5-2300
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 620vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i5-2300
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i5-2300
SocketIntel BGA1356vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
Package FC-BGA1356vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8350UIntel Core i5-2300
Cpu Frequency1700 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP15 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    4320 points
  • Intel Core i5-2300
    3100 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    9792 points
  • Intel Core i5-2300
    11200 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8350U (simulated)
    154.59
  • Intel Core i5-2300 (simulated)
    102.22

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8350U (simulated)
    496.78
  • Intel Core i5-2300 (simulated)
    398.79

points - higher is better