Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core i3 1210U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Core i3 1210U with 6 cores 1.0GHz . 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 1.0GHz)
Intel Core i3 1210U Advantages
Released 3 years and 10 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (9W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Intel Core i3 1210U
+67%
2041
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Intel Core i3 1210U
+5%
4589
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
918
Intel Core i3 1210U
+56%
1433
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3945
Intel Core i3 1210U
+8%
4288
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
2239
Intel Core i3 1210U
+59%
3582
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
8002
Intel Core i3 1210U
+40%
11234
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Feb 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-U
i5-8259U
Processor Number
i3-1210U
BGA-1528
Socket
BGA-1744
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (64EU)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
9 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
10x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
10 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
32 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
850 MHz
384
Shader Units
512
48
Texture Units
32
6
Raster Operation Units
16
48
Execution Units
64
15 W
Power Consumption
45 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.43 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
14
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
