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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.
  • 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 i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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:
1980th fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
1881st fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
477th fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5814
Single Thread Rating
1886

Samples: 10967*
*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 Math20,884 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,710 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,261 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,981 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,544 KBytes/Sec
Physics405 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,917 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,886 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of July 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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,145
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,813
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,035
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,234
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,632
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,686
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,522
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
 5,814
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.72
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.81
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,629
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,406
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
 1,886
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2744282 - Jul 06 2025
7292
BL2744266 - Jul 06 2025
5102
BL2744115 - Jul 06 2025
6897
BL2744043 - Jul 05 2025
7662
BL2744014 - Jul 05 2025
4877
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
 5,814
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,512 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 7,170 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,832 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,195 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,134 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 5,839 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 7,078 (+21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,859 (+18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 7,013 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,881 (+18.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 6,636 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U
 5,077 (-12.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,986
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,136
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,783
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,780
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,750
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,706
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,607
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,447
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
 594