Intel Core i5 8259U vs Apple M1 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz and Apple M1 Pro with 10 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8259U Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Lower TDP (28W vs 30W)
Apple M1 Pro Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
899
Apple M1 Pro
+70%
1530
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3564
Apple M1 Pro
+239%
12116
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Apple M1 Pro
+78%
2180
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Apple M1 Pro
+83%
7976
Blender
Intel Core i5 8259U
65
Apple M1 Pro
+224%
211
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
918
Apple M1 Pro
+91%
1756
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3945
Apple M1 Pro
+214%
12401
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
2239
Apple M1 Pro
+69%
3792
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
8002
Apple M1 Pro
+171%
21750
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Oct 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
-
i5-8259U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1528
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
33.7 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
10
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
10
23x
Multiplier
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
384
Shader Units
2048
48
Texture Units
128
6
Raster Operation Units
64
48
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
30 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
5.2 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
