AMD C-50
VS
Intel Core i5-8260U
AMD C-50
VS
Intel Core i5-8260U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD C-50 and Intel Core i5-8260U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD C-50 or Intel Core i5-8260U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.00 GHz
Frequency
1.60 GHz
2
CPU Cores
4
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.90 GHz
2
CPU Threads
8
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
no data
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo (4 Cores)
2.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD C-50 or Intel Core i5-8260U. 

AMD Radeon HD 6250
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.28 GHz
GPU frequency
0.30 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.10 GHz
3
Generation
9.5
11
DirectX Version
12
1
Execution units
24
80
Shader
192
1 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Max. displays
3
40 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q4/2010
Release date
Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
No
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1066
Memory type
DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory
64 GB
1
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

9 W
TDP
15 W
--
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
10 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

1.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
40nm
Technology
14 nm
Ontario
Architecture
Kaby Lake Refresh
AMD-V
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
BGA 413
Socket
BGA 1528
Q1/2011
Release date
Q4/2019
Market price
ca. 297 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD C-50
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-8260U

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