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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: 15.08

Overall Rank:
1624th fastest in multithreading out of 5274 CPUs
1404th fastest in single threading out of 5274 CPUs
387th fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7844
Single Thread Rating
2191

Samples: 995*
*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 Math24,523 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,770 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,287 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,716 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression105,843 KBytes/Sec
Physics816 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,040 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,191 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th 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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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2771894 - Jul 17 2025
8619
BL2768418 - Jul 16 2025
8619
BL2766298 - Jul 15 2025
6904
BL2764370 - Jul 14 2025
8676
BL2762826 - Jul 14 2025
7106
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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
7,844
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
5,990 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
9,802 (+25.0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,240 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,188 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-8365U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
5,984 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
6,455 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i7-5850EQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
7,036 (-10.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
6,334 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
5,840 (-25.5%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
9,245 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i7-8569U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,160 (+4.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8259U
8,083 (+3.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,790
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,027
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,138
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,795
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,044
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,778
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,751
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,749
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,728
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,626
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
6,451
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz
1,091