Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8250U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 620

Class: Laptop

Socket: FC-BGA1356

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 10 W

TDP Up: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel i5-8250U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1866th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1775th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
449th fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5825

Single Thread Rating

1890

Samples: 10346*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,672
Thread: 1,935

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math	20,926 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,742 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,296 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,985 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,822 KBytes/Sec
Physics	404 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,917 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,890 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	HP ProBook 450 G5 15.6" Business Laptop, Intel core i5-8250U 1.60 GHz to 3.40 GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro（Renewed）	$209.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Flex 5 81CA001WUS Intel Core i5 8th Gen 8250U (1.60 GHz) 8 GB Memory 512 GB PCIe SSD Intel UHD Graphics 620 15.6" Touchscreen 1920 x 1080 Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop Windows 10 Home 64-bit -	$569.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion x360 14" FHD WLED Touchscreen 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop, Intel Quad-Core i5-8250U 1.60GHz up to 3.4GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, Webcam, HDMI, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10	$555.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 9370 1920 x 1080 LCD Laptop with Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6 GHz Quad-Core, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Silver, 13.3" (6NV66)	$1278.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad X280 20KF001YUS 12.5" LCD Ultrabook - Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) i5-8250U Quad-core (4 Core) 1.60 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (English) - 1366 x 768 -	$825.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,891
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,132
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,310
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,793
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,700
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,722
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,607
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		5,825

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,923
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		1,890

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2571945 - Apr 21 2025		7566
BL2571909 - Apr 21 2025		7017
BL2571738 - Apr 21 2025		4121
BL2571228 - Apr 21 2025		6787
BL2571023 - Apr 21 2025		5776

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		5,825
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,515 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		7,167 (+23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,826 (+17.2%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,205 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,141 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		5,850 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		7,101 (+21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,879 (+18.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,987 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,889 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,637 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		5,079 (-12.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,707
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,111
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,800
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,798
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		594

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