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Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8259U 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz

Description: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1528

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 28 W

TDP Down: 20 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) i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz, Intel Core i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 15.12

Overall Rank:
1454th fastest in multithreading out of 4981 CPUs
1249th fastest in single threading out of 4981 CPUs
340th fastest in out of 1447 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $519.99 USD (2021-05-22)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7861
Single Thread Rating
2199

Samples: 899*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,983
Thread: 2,209

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math24,573 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,775 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,323 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,727 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression106,295 KBytes/Sec
Physics818 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,016 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,199 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 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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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2395900 - Feb 06 2025
8151
BL2393104 - Feb 05 2025
7704
BL2387471 - Feb 03 2025 [Excluded]
5979
BL2385817 - Feb 02 2025
8018
BL2385594 - Feb 02 2025
8174
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
7,861
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
6,038 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
5,908 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,296 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,243 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i5-8365U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
6,041 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
6,538 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i7-5850EQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
7,036 (-10.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
6,334 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
9,271 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i7-8569U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,195 (+4.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
7,904 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
7,335 (-6.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,144
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,101
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,898
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,863
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,804
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,519
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,230
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,189
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,184
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,165
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,981
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,898
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
1,093