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AMD Ryzen 5 2600H vs Intel i5-8259U

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is newer than Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Also, AMD Ryzen 5 2600H uses around 47% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1150 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 5 2600H×Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeFP5FCBGA1528
CPU ClassLaptopLaptop
Clockspeed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.6 GHzUp to 3.8 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 8)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 4MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP45W28W
Yearly Running Cost$8.21$5.11
Otherwith Radeon Vega Graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
First Seen on ChartQ1 2019Q3 2018
# of Samples81142
CPU Rank18061821
CPU Value0.015.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2085(-4.4%)2180(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)8002(0.0%)7820(-2.3%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
8,002
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
7,820
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
NA
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
15.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
2,085
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
2,180
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
Max TDP45W28W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.