Intel Core i5-8259U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-8259U has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1528 socket and was released in Q2/2018. The Intel Core i5-8259U scores 973 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,983 points.
Intel Core i5-8259U

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-8259U
Family: Intel Core i5 (334)
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000U (8)
Architecture: Coffee Lake U
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 8
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8259U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8259U is 2.30 GHz (3.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.20 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-8259U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-8259U uses the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Compute units: 48
Shader: 384
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 28 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8259U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1528
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2018
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-8259U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
63
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
61
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
59
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
58
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
58
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
57
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
57

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
275
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
275
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
266
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
255
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
249
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
228
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
228

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-10510U Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1102
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1092
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1092
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1079
Intel Core i5-1034G1 Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1078
Intel Core i5-1035G1 Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1078
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1074

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
5214
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
5073
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4995
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4986
Intel Core i7-10810U Intel Core i7-10810U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
4709
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4626
Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4475

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1173
Intel Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1173
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1172
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1167
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1161
Intel Atom x7425E Intel Atom x7425E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1160
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1158

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i5-10200H Intel Core i5-10200H
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4355
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4354
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4354
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4316
Intel Core i7-4940MX Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4303
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4279
Intel Core i7-1185G7E Intel Core i7-1185G7E
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4255

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
989
Intel Core i7-7820HK Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
982
Intel Atom x7425E Intel Atom x7425E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
980
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
973
Intel Core i3-8140U Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
960
Intel Processor N200 Intel Processor N200
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
958
Intel Core i5-10210Y Intel Core i5-10210Y
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
954

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1060G7 Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4070
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4065
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4055
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3983
Intel Core i7-7820HK Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3982
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3975
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3953

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
391
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
390
Intel Core i7-7820HK Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
388
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
377
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
367

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1702
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1701
Intel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1689
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1684
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1660
Intel Core i7-6700HQ Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1651
Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1639

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
59
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
59
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
55
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
52
Intel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
48
Intel Core i7-10510U Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
47
Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
46

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-10810U Intel Core i7-10810U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
8177
Intel Core i5-8269U Intel Core i5-8269U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8132
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
8120
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8061
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
8050
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8014
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7965

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
2171
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2130
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.30 GHz
2065
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2058
Intel Core i5-10310U Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
2057
Intel Core i7-7820HQ Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
1973
Intel Core i7-4940MX Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1967

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-7600U Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
166
Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
165
Intel Core i5-1035G1 Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
164
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Core i7-7560U Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
161

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
782
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
781
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
778
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
774
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
766
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762

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