Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i5-8259U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
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Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
28 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
1
Performance Core Threads
8
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
4
5
Total Thread Count
8
5
Multiplier
23x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
32 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
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Shader Units
384
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Texture Units
48
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Raster Operation Units
6
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Execution Units
48
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4
PCIe Lanes
16
6
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,220
2,472
Geekbench 6
4,337
6,708
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.