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Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8265U 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 i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 620

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1528

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 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: 64 GB (DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel i5-8265U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 11.62

Overall Rank:
2126th fastest in multithreading out of 5489 CPUs
1798th fastest in single threading out of 5489 CPUs
492nd fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $499.88 USD (2021-04-03)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5810
Single Thread Rating
2018

Samples: 6216*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,966
Thread: 2,126

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math21,467 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,876 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,070 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,952 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression75,471 KBytes/Sec
Physics404 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,899 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,018 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,341
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,079
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,519
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,409
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
5,810
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.45
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.45
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
11.62
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.05
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 December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,394
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
2,018
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3115995 - Dec 08 2025
4785
BL3115438 - Dec 07 2025
2586
BL3115122 - Dec 07 2025
5924
BL3114805 - Dec 07 2025
6611
BL3114643 - Dec 07 2025
5267
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
5,810
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
5,976 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
6,405 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i5-8365U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
5,943 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
7,185 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
6,879 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-10610U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
6,589 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
7,844 (+35.0%)
Intel Core i7-5850EQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
7,036 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
6,521 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
5,579 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
5,553 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8265U
8,274 (+42.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,669
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,041
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,979
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,706
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz
611