Laptop CPU Names Explained: Why Mobile CPU Search Needs Category Context
Laptop CPU searches often fail because desktop naming assumptions leak into mobile CPUs, where suffixes, power targets, and category boundaries change the meaning.
Key facts
Production status: Active
Release date: 2017-08-21
Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Base clock: 1600 MHz
Turbo clock: 3400 MHz
TDP: 15 W
Process: 14 nm
Codename: Kaby Lake-R
Generation: Core i5 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Core i5-8250U |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1356 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 123 mm² |
| Package | FC-BGA1356 |
| Market | Mobile |
| Production Status | Active |
| Release Date | Aug 21st, 2017 |
| Part# | SR3LA |
| Frequency | 1600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | up to 3.4 GHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 16.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | No |
| Codename | Kaby Lake-R |
| Generation | Core i5 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh) |
| Memory Support | DDR4 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 4 |
| # of Threads | 8 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD 620 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, HTT, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, Boost 2.0 |
| Cache L3 | 6 MB (shared) |
| tCaseMax | 72°C |
| Benchmark rank | 1187 |
| Benchmark samples | 6843 |
| Benchmark price | 0 |
| Benchmark category | Laptop |
| Benchmark socket | FC-BGA1356 |
| Benchmark date | 2017-07-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 15 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 1600 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 3400 |
| Benchmark cores | 4 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 8 |
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