Intel

Core i5-8257U

Core i5-8257U
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -71%Memory -11%, 1-Core -65%, 2-Core -66%, 4-Core -83%, 8-Core -128%Overclocked Score -59%1-Core -59%, 2-Core -60%, 4-Core -64%, 8-Core -106%, Memory -5%Value & Sentiment -4,852%User Rating -93%, Market Share -9,611%Nice To Haves -209%64-Core -227%, 64-Core -313%, Age -87%

Average Bench: 72% (357^th of 1442)

Based on 722 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000806EA Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8257U CPU @ 1.40GHz

Poor: 45%Average: 72% Great: 84%

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Popular builds with this CPU

Good average bench

The Intel Core i5-8257U averaged 27.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 112Pts

Avg. Memory Latency 74.9Pts

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-8257U is 38.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-8257U performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 458Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 517Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 722 samples)

Rank 35772%

Min	Avg	Max
50.7	Memory 74.9	87.8
83.2	1-Core 112	123
159	2-Core 218	241
75.2% 135 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
210	4-Core 379	459
228	8-Core 517	622
56.6% 448 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
229	64-Core 458	618
28.3% 458 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CHE-User, 2 months ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

78.8% Very good

Memory 79.4

1-Core 108

2-Core 220

76% 136 Pts

4-Core 430

8-Core 558

63% 494 Pts

64-Core 405

25% 405 Pts

NOR-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)

75.3% Very good

Memory 74.5

1-Core 108

2-Core 215

74% 133 Pts

4-Core 423

8-Core 519

61% 471 Pts

64-Core 418

26% 418 Pts

NOR-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

74.3% Very good

Memory 72.7

1-Core 108

2-Core 209

72% 130 Pts

4-Core 419

8-Core 532

61% 476 Pts

64-Core 380

24% 380 Pts

USA-User, 16 days ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)

68.1% Good

Memory 75.8

1-Core 98.4

2-Core 197

70% 124 Pts

4-Core 329

8-Core 453

49% 391 Pts

64-Core 451

28% 451 Pts

USA-User, 2 months ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

66.7% Good

Memory 74.6

1-Core 108

2-Core 218

74% 134 Pts

4-Core 368

8-Core 204

42% 286 Pts

64-Core 209

13% 209 Pts

USA-User, 2 days ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

51.3% Above average

Memory 67.3

1-Core 106

2-Core 105

58% 92.7 Pts

4-Core 196

8-Core 252

29% 224 Pts

64-Core 225

14% 225 Pts

PSE-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-8257U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)

35.1% Below average

Memory 40.4

1-Core 46.2

2-Core 91.9

34% 59.5 Pts

4-Core 161

8-Core 231

24% 196 Pts

64-Core 241

15% 241 Pts

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 13%

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System: Apple MacBookPro15,4

CPU
Core i5-8257UIntelBench 72%, 722 samples	30x

GPU
Iris Plus Graphics 645IntelBench 10%, 600 samples	30x

SSD
Portable SSD T5 1TBSamsungBench 77%, 13,039 samples	3x
PSSD T7 Touch 500GBSamsungBench 69%, 355 samples	2x
PSSD T7 1TBSamsungBench 69%, 2,443 samples	2x

RAM
K4E6E304EC-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 68%, 8,402 samples	15x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NVD 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 4,567 samples	8x
MT52L512M32D2PF-09 2x4GBMicronBench 67%, 6,726 samples	5x

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i5-8257U Processor
Launch Date	Q3'19
Processor Number	i5-8257U
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Clock Speed	1.40 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
Max TDP	15 W

Graphics

Processor Graphics	Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 645
Graphics Base Frequency	300 MHz
Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
# of Displays Supported	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.05 GHz
Quick Sync Video	Yes
InTru 3D Tech	Yes
Clear Video HD Tech	Yes
Clear Video Tech for MID	Yes
Graphics Video Max Memory	32 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size	32 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Channels	2
Memory Bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3
PCI Express Configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes
Secure Key	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Identity Protection Tech	Yes
Flex Memory Access	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No
My WiFi Tech	Yes
Speed Shift Technology	Yes

Package

Package Size	46x24
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCBGA1528

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
OS Guard	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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