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Core i5-8259U

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.30 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 73.1% (336th of 1442)

Based on 4,608 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000806EA Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz
Poor: 57%Average: 73.1% Great: 83%
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i5-8259U averaged 26.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 80.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 104Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-8259U is 26.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-8259U performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 527Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 524Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,608 samples)
Rank 33673.1%
Min Avg Max
65.3 Memory 80.7 92.2
75 1-Core 104 115
140 2-Core 203 229
73.6% 129 Pts
Min Avg Max
240 4-Core 356 422
344 8-Core 524 602
54.9% 440 Pts
Min Avg Max
346 64-Core 527 602
32.6% 527 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
76.1% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 576
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
71.2% Very good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
71% 129 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 524
59% 461 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
70.1% Very good
Memory 70.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 200
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 517
57% 450 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
68% Good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 188
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 379
41% 326 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
58.5% Above average
Memory 76.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 344
35% 283 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
51.5% Above average
Memory 55.7
1-Core 83.2
2-Core 164
56% 101 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 287
37% 279 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,751,172 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Intel NUC8BEB

CPU
Core i5-8259UIntelBench 73%, 4,608 samples695x
GPU
Iris Plus Graphics 655IntelBench 9%, 8,316 samples1,601x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples7x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples6x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples75x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 235%, 154,949 samples48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples46x
RAM
Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 5,229 samples61x
HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 78%, 5,327 samples54x
F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 75%, 4,823 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $43

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i5-8259U Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
Code NameCoffee Lake
Launch DateQ2'18
Processor Numberi5-8259U
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed2.30 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.80 GHz
Bus Speed4 GT/s OPI
Max TDP28 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 655
Graphics Base Frequency300 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.05 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory32 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurations1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechNo
Identity Protection TechYes
Flex Memory AccessYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No
My WiFi TechYes
Speed Shift TechnologyYes

Package

Package Size46x24
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCBGA1528

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

21 months ago.

GBR-User
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Good

10 months ago.

I am the GB user that gets most of the high scores nucs should have their own sections as the are constantly 10% above apple pcs therefore would be classed as very high performance CPU that can run ultimate performance on win 10 pro!

FRA-User
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Poor

16 months ago.

It works perfectly on my MacBook Pro 2018

AMDlover933
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Good

2 years ago.

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