Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core i7 12800H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Core i7 12800H with 14 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8259U Advantages
Lower TDP (28W vs 45W)
Intel Core i7 12800H Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 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)
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
899
Intel Core i7 12800H
+101%
1813
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3564
Intel Core i7 12800H
+340%
15712
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Intel Core i7 12800H
+70%
2075
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Intel Core i7 12800H
+116%
9400
Blender
Intel Core i5 8259U
65
Intel Core i7 12800H
+278%
246
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
918
Intel Core i7 12800H
+91%
1755
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3945
Intel Core i7 12800H
+207%
12140
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
2239
Intel Core i7 12800H
+56%
3504
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
8002
Intel Core i7 12800H
+205%
24411
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-H
i5-8259U
Processor Number
i7-12800H
BGA-1528
Socket
BGA-1744
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Total Core Count
14
8
Total Thread Count
20
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
24x
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
24 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
1400 MHz
384
Shader Units
768
48
Texture Units
48
6
Raster Operation Units
24
48
Execution Units
96
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.69 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
