Intel Core i5-8260U vs Intel Core i3-1115GRE

Processor comparisons 03-04-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-8260U vs Intel Core i3-1115GRE and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Blender, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Furmark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Gears 5, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Valorant
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-1115GRE or Intel Core i5-8260U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-8260U

52%

Core i3-1115GRE

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-8260U is 1% better than Core i3-1115GRE. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8260U

52%

Core i3-1115GRE

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.3	90.6
Valorant	104.9	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.7	57.7
Apex Legends	98.6	96.8
Call of Duty Warzone	78.7	77.2
Overwatch	85.0	83.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	71.0
DOOM Eternal	52.4	51.5
Warzone	81.8	80.3
Assassin's Creed	88.1	86.5
Valheim	87.1	85.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8260U

221%

Core i3-1115GRE

282%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-1115GRE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8260U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-8260U	Intel Core i3-1115GRE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	157	148
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	596	584
Cinbench 20 Single-core	409	394
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2046	1442
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1029	776
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4033	3012

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8260U	Intel Core i3-1115GRE
Single-Core	2385	2597
Multi-Core	7652	6026

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-8260U	Intel Core i3-1115GRE
Single-Core	997	1272
Multi-Core	4222	2544

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8260U	Intel Core i3-1115GRE
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Embedded System
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1449
Core name	Coffee Lake	Tiger Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	11
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	1.6 MHz	2.2 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s OPI	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733, In -Band ECC
Max. Memory	64 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-1115GRE is 27% better than Core i5-8260U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8260U has 2 more core than Core i3-1115GRE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8260U is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1115GRE is better: 8
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-8260U and Intel Core i3-1115GRE before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-8260U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8260U specs and review.

Intel Core i3-1115GRE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-1115GRE specs and review.