Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i5-4690

Core i5-8265U vs Core i5-4690 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-8265U beats the Core i5-4690 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4690 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-8265U has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-4690 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-8265U. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i5-8265U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4690 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-8265U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.