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Core i5-8260U

Core i5-8260U
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Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average Score -65%Memory -10%, 1-Core -67%, 2-Core -66%, 4-Core -79%, 8-Core -105%Overclocked Score -58%1-Core -59%, 2-Core -60%, 4-Core -63%, 8-Core -104%, Memory -5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -94%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -169%64-Core -222%, 64-Core -228%, Age -58%

Average Bench: 73.6% (327^th of 1442)

Based on 73 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000806EA Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8260U CPU @ 1.60GHz

Poor: 57%Average: 73.6% Great: 81%

Gaming 74%

Battleship

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i5-8260U averaged 26.4% 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 75.4Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 111Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-8260U is 24.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-8260U performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 577Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 575Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 73 samples)

Rank 32773.6%

Min	Avg	Max
55.2	Memory 75.4	88
77.3	1-Core 111	123
156	2-Core 218	242
74.9% 135 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
245	4-Core 388	463
329	8-Core 575	627
60% 482 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
353	64-Core 577	627
35.7% 577 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 3 months ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

72.2% Very good

Memory 75.4

1-Core 105

2-Core 208

72% 129 Pts

4-Core 378

8-Core 502

56% 440 Pts

64-Core 504

31% 504 Pts

ISR-User, 3 months ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

72.2% Very good

Memory 79.1

1-Core 106

2-Core 213

75% 133 Pts

4-Core 359

8-Core 472

53% 416 Pts

64-Core 539

33% 539 Pts

USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

71.7% Very good

Memory 79.9

1-Core 102

2-Core 214

74% 132 Pts

4-Core 344

8-Core 490

52% 417 Pts

64-Core 587

36% 587 Pts

AUS-User, 2 months ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

69.4% Good

Memory 66.3

1-Core 106

2-Core 218

71% 130 Pts

4-Core 402

8-Core 504

58% 453 Pts

64-Core 518

32% 518 Pts

USA-User, 5 months ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

61.1% Good

Memory 73.1

1-Core 85.9

2-Core 156

62% 105 Pts

4-Core 266

8-Core 380

40% 323 Pts

64-Core 379

24% 379 Pts

DEU-User, 9 days ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)

59.9% Above average

Memory 72.1

1-Core 89

2-Core 167

63% 109 Pts

4-Core 262

8-Core 355

39% 308 Pts

64-Core 356

22% 356 Pts

ISR-User, 3 months ago.Core i5-8260U,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)

58.6% Above average

Memory 76

1-Core 72.3

2-Core 142

58% 96.8 Pts

4-Core 232

8-Core 280

33% 256 Pts

64-Core 265

16% 265 Pts

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Intel NUC8i5BESB

CPU
Core i5-8260UIntelBench 74%, 73 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 87 samples	29x

SSD
BX500 120GBCrucial $15Bench 55%, 37,154 samples	3x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $75Bench 200%, 52,084 samples	3x
HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GBBench 121%, 26,870 samples	2x

RAM
859B CT32G4SFD8266.C16FF 39GBUnknownBench 58%, 4 samples	4x
9905711-032.A00G 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 439 samples	2x
CT16G4SFRA266.C8FB 1x16GBCrucialBench 40%, 294 samples	2x

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Value: 17% - Very poor

Total price: $15

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i5-8260U Processor
Launch Date	Q4'19
Processor Number	i5-8260U
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Clock Speed	1.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
Max TDP	15 W

Graphics

Processor Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics Base Frequency	300 MHz
Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
# of Displays Supported	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz
Quick Sync Video	Yes
Clear Video HD Tech	Yes
Clear Video Tech for MID	Yes
Graphics Video Max Memory	32 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Channels	2
Memory Bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3
PCI Express Configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes
Secure Key	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Identity Protection Tech	Yes
Flex Memory Access	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No
Smart Response Tech	Yes
My WiFi Tech	Yes
Speed Shift Technology	Yes

Package

Package Size	46x24
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCBGA1528

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
OS Guard	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 73.6% (327^th of 1442)

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Average Bench: 73.6% (327th of 1442)

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