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Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6260U 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 i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 1.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 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: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6260U CPU @ 1.80GHz, Intel Core i5-6260U CPU @ 1.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 6.41

Overall Rank:
2817th fastest in multithreading out of 5447 CPUs
2414th fastest in single threading out of 5447 CPUs
621st fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $499.00 USD (2021-01-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3200
Single Thread Rating
1620

Samples: 380*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,413
Thread: 1,588

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math9,290 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,723 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,266 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,048 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression41,465 KBytes/Sec
Physics339 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,723 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,620 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,392
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,702
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,863
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,105
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,557
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,620
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,417
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
3,200
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.29
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.47
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.06
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
6.41
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 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,895
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,395
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
1,620
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3032461 - Nov 06 2025
2705
BL3019831 - Nov 01 2025
3265
BL2967304 - Oct 10 2025
3303
BL2956603 - Oct 06 2025
3197
BL2910152 - Sep 15 2025
3308
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
3,200
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,275 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
2,630 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,631 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,368 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
2,720 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
2,450 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,843 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,148 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
2,961 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,953 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,040 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6260U
3,406 (+6.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,814
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,622
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,059
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,020
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,972
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,813
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,981
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,717
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz
607