Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265U with 12 cores 2.1GHz . 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 2.1GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Advantages
Released 6 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 2400)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
899
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
+102%
1820
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
3564
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
+245%
12311
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
+113%
2599
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
+159%
11234
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i5-8259U
Processor Number
265U
BGA-1528
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
14
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
21
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2100 MHz
384
Shader Units
-
48
Texture Units
-
6
Raster Operation Units
-
48
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
