Quick/Comparisons
The Intel Core i5 1245U takes the lead in gaming due to its higher single-core score and better iGPU performance. Its 60 score in gaming is significantly higher than the Intel Core i5 8500's 41.
The Intel Core i5 8500 narrowly edges out the Intel Core i5 1245U in creative workloads, with a 4-point difference in their multi-core scores. This slight advantage gives the Intel Core i5 8500 the win in this use case.
The Intel Core i5 1245U leads in power efficiency thanks to its high efficiency score of 57, outpacing the Intel Core i5 8500's 42. This indicates better power management in the Intel Core i5 1245U.
60 | Single-Core Performance | 41 |
20 | Multi-Core Performance | 16 |
57 | Power Efficiency |
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40 | Integrated Graphics | 23 |
44 | QucikComparison Final Score | 31 |
| 10 | Cores | 6 |
| 12-15 W (configurable) | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Transistor size | 14 nm |
| 91 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 62 |
| 412 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 296 |
| 2233 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1396 |
| 6966 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5321 |
| 473.1 MB/sec | File compression | 441 MB/sec |
| 37.3 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 40.5 Klines/sec |
| 158.5 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 109 pages/sec |
| 205.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 182.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 206.7 pages/sec | Text processing | 142.4 pages/sec |
| 36.9 images/sec | Background blur | 33.4 images/sec |
| 65.2 images/sec | Photo processing | 52.5 images/sec |
| 13.1 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 6.78 Mpixels/sec |
| 3035 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 2436 |
| 12883 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 9521 |
| 49.5 GOps/sec | Integer math | 26.5 GOps/sec |
| 32.8 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 22.5 GOps/sec |
| 36M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 36M Primes/sec |
| 17M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 16.3M Strings/sec |
| 9.3 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 3 GBytes/sec |
| 146.8 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 133.9 MBytes/sec |
| 699 Frames/sec | Physics | 627 Frames/sec |
| 8.1B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 11.5B Matrices/sec |
| 94.87 | Blender CPU | 84.03 |
| 27.5 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 4.6 PPW |
| 464.4 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 81.9 PPW |
| 858.9 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 146.5 PPW |
| 6.32 PPW | Blender / Watt | 1.29 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 2 | P-Cores | 6 |
| 4 | P-Threads | 6 |
| 1.6 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 8 | E-Cores | — |
| 8 | E-Threads | — |
| 1.2 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | — |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 10 | Total Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 6 |
| 16x | Multiplier | 30x |
| 80K (per core) | L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| 1280K (per core) | L2 Cache | 256K (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| 1200 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1100 MHz |
| 640 | Shading Units | 192 |
| 40 | TMUs | 24 |
| 20 | ROPs | 3 |
| 80 | Execution Units | 24 |
| 1.5 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS |
| - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 | Memory Types | - DDR4-2666 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| — | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Intel | Vendor | Intel |
| February 23, 2022 | Released | April 3, 2018 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| i5-1245U | Model number | i5-8500 |
| Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| — | Transistors | — |
| 10 nm | Fabrication Process | 14 nm |
| 12-15 W (configurable) | TDP (PL1) | 65 W |
| BGA-1744 | Socket | LGA-1151 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
