Intel Core i5-8260U vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8260U and AMD RX-418GD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-8260U

AMD RX-418GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8260U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 21 October 2015
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 81951% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.90 GHz

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.90 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8260U
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name	Intel Core i5-8260U	AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	2236
PassMark - CPU mark	7430
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8260U	AMD RX-418GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$297
Place in performance rating	1107	1223
Processor Number	i5-8260U
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Price now		RX-418GD
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1800 MHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3200 MHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Die size		1073 mm2
L1 cache		320 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA9
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620	Radeon R6 series
Number of pipelines		384
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	1.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46x24	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)