Intel Core i5-8259U vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8259U and Intel Core i7-5850HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-8259U

Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8259U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 68% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7903 vs 6866

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 April 2018 vs 2 June 2015
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7903 vs 6866

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2219 vs 2206

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2219 vs 2206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8259U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2206

2219

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7903

6866

Name	Intel Core i5-8259U	Intel Core i7-5850HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206	2219
PassMark - CPU mark	7903	6866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	75.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	11568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	11568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8259U	Intel Core i7-5850HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	3 April 2018	2 June 2015
Place in performance rating	515	1029
Processor Number	i5-8259U	i7-5850HQ
Series	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$434
Price now		$434
Value for money (0-100)		6.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	123 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA5	0x1622
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46x24	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	47 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Smart Response technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)