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Intel logo Core i5-8260U
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Intel logo Core i3-8121U

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General information Core i5-8260U Core i3-8121U
Launched Q2 2020 Q4 2018
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Clock 1.6 GHz 27.3 % 2.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 17.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 W 0 % 15 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-8260U Core i3-8121U
Overall Score 47046 0 % 41040 12.8 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 68 % 10.5 %
Benchmark Score 4899 0 % 2837 42.1 %
Single Thread Score 2282 0 % 1955.6 14.3 %
Encrypting Data 2668.8 MB/s 0 % 2157.5 MB/s 19.2 %
Compressing Data 103.4 MB/s 0 % 47.8 MB/s 53.8 %
String objects sorting 13759.5 thousand/s 0 % 6207.4 thousand/s 54.9 %
Prime numbers generation 21 millions/s 0 % 15.1 millions/s 28.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25563.4 millions/s 0 % 14351.4 millions/s 43.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 15994.8 millions/s 0 % 6826.8 millions/s 57.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8260U, Core i3-8121U.

Average frames per second Core i5-8260U Core i3-8121U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 94.4 FPS 76.6 FPS
High settings 151.0 FPS 122.5 FPS
Medium settings 188.8 FPS 153.1 FPS
Low settings 236.0 FPS 191.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-8260U Core i3-8121U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 133.4 FPS 122.8 FPS
High settings 213.5 FPS 196.6 FPS
Medium settings 266.9 FPS 245.7 FPS
Low settings 333.6 FPS 307.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %
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