Intel Core i5-8260U vs VIA Nano U2250

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8260U and VIA Nano U2250 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.

Intel Core i5-8260U

VIA Nano U2250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8260U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
7 more threads: 8 vs 1
Around 160% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm

Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 1 January 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the VIA Nano U2250

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8260U
CPU 2: VIA Nano U2250

Name	Intel Core i5-8260U	VIA Nano U2250
PassMark - Single thread mark	2226
PassMark - CPU mark	7398

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8260U	VIA Nano U2250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Isaiah
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$297
Place in performance rating	1112	not rated
Processor Number	i5-8260U
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	VIA Nano
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8	1
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L2 cache		1024 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA9
Graphics base frequency	300 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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	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
OpenGL	4.5
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
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	NanoBGA2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)