i5-8310Y vs i5-5250U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2136not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency9.65no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)4 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size133 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 6000Intel UHD Graphics 617
Max video memory16 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560X1600@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-5250U and Core i5-8310Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.20 2.24
Recency 1 March 2015 4 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

i5-8310Y has 1.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

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