Intel Core i5-8265U

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 i5-8265U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Turbo
1100 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q3/2016
Shader
192
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)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Whiskey 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
Q3/2018
Socket
BGA 1356
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8265U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

324 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

309 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

239 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

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

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

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

743 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

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

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

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

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

331 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

41 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

538 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-8265U 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.

606

Intel Core i5-8265U

635

Intel Core i5-2400

621

Intel Core i5-2400S

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.

1674

Intel Core i5-8265U

1759

Intel Core i7-7660U

1706

Intel Core i5-6200U

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.

171

Intel Core i5-8265U

172

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

172

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

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.

549

Intel Core i5-8265U

556

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

553

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

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.

909

Intel Core i5-8265U

910

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

910

Intel Core i5-9400T

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.

2806

Intel Core i5-8265U

2814

Intel Core i5-1030G7

2808

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

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.

422 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-8265U

432 GFLOPS

AMD A8-6500

425 GFLOPS

AMD A8-5545M

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

637.2 s

Intel Core i5-8265U

625.9 s

AMD FX-9590

634 s

Intel Core i3-9100

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.

4211

Intel Core i5-8265U

4228

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

4228

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

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.

11787

Intel Core i5-8265U

12116

Intel Core i7-8550U

12099

Intel Core i5-6600

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.

1.94

Intel Core i5-8265U

1.94

Intel Core i3-6300

1.94

Intel Pentium G4620

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.

6.01

Intel Core i5-8265U

6.01

Intel Core i5-8250U

6.01

Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

41.5

Intel Core i5-8265U

42.6

Intel Core i7-7700

42.6

Intel Core i7-7700K

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.

7492

Intel Core i5-8265U

7591

Intel Core i5-7600T

7521

Intel Core i7-4702HQ

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