Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core i9 12900T
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i5-8259U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
28 W
35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
72 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
1.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
Multiplier
23x
14.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1000 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
32 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1550 MHz
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
32
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,220
2,362
Geekbench 6
4,337
12,384
Cinebench R23
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1,865
Cinebench R23
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22,804
Blender
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153
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.