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.

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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:
2196th fastest in multithreading out of 5811 CPUs
2106th fastest in single threading out of 5811 CPUs
519th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5801

Single Thread Rating

1876

Samples: 12898*
*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	20,847 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,679 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,223 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,975 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,297 KBytes/Sec
Physics	405 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,937 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,876 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of March 2026.
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 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	$558.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 15 15.6" IPS Touchscreen Full HD (1920x1080) Business Laptop (Intel Quad-Core i5-8250U, Type-C, HDMI, WiFi AC, Windows 10) Choose from 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4, 256GB 512GB 1TB SSD or HDD	$598.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron Premium 7000 Series 2 in 1 Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touch Screen, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250u, 512GB SSD, 8GB DDR4, Backlit Keyboard, Wireless-AC, HDMI, USB C, Bluetooth, MaxxAudio Pro, Win 10	$649.00 (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 -	$815.77 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook 850 G5 15.6" LCD Notebook - 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 - 1920 x 1080 - in-Plane Switching (IP	$1299.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,231
Apple M4 10 Core		23,680
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,615
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,741
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,471
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,591
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,385
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		5,801

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.21
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.37
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,502
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,614
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		1,876

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3322771 - Mar 02 2026		5130
BL3322761 - Mar 02 2026		6334
BL3322237 - Mar 02 2026		6295
BL3321940 - Mar 02 2026		7431
BL3321809 - Mar 02 2026		6764

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 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		5,801
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,490 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		7,159 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,807 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,191 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,102 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		5,800 (0.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		7,016 (+20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,824 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,992 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,883 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8250U		6,592 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8250U		5,081 (-12.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,714
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,894
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,697
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz		592

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