Intel Core i5-8259U

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 8000U
Family
Intel Core i5
Generation
8
Name
Intel Core i5-8259U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
48
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU Turbo
1050 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
32 GB
Release date
Q4/2017
Shader
384
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
28 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Coffee Lake U
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
6 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2018
Socket
BGA 1528
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8259U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

282 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

264 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

327 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

291 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

291 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

370 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

438 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

440 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

364 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

156 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

220 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

187 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

222 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

343 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-8259U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

903

Intel Core i5-8259U

942

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

937

Intel Core i5-8600T

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3579

Intel Core i5-8259U

3647

Intel Core i7-2600

3587

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

377

Intel Core i5-8259U

378

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L

378

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1684

Intel Core i5-8259U

1702

Intel Core i5-8279U

1701

Intel Core i7-7700HQ

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

162

Intel Core i5-8259U

163

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

163

Intel Core i5-8400

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

774

Intel Core i5-8259U

781

Intel Core i5-1038NG7

778

Intel Core i7-5950HQ

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

973

Intel Core i5-8259U

977

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

977

Intel Core i5-7500

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3983

Intel Core i5-8259U

3997

Intel Core i5-8500T

3996

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-8259U

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5350H

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5575R

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4116

Intel Core i5-8259U

4122

Intel Xeon Gold 6138

4122

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

15364

Intel Core i5-8259U

15538

Intel Xeon Gold 5122

15538

Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.81

Intel Core i5-8259U

1.82

Intel Core i7-4960X

1.82

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

8.29

Intel Core i5-8259U

8.34

Intel Core i7-5775C

8.34

Intel Core i7-5775R

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

11002

Intel Core i5-8259U

11079

Intel Core i7-5775C

11033

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark