Intel Core i5-8259U vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,126

Rank #771

vs
6,536

Rank #113

5,126
6,536

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 21.6% (Rank #771 vs #113)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,342

Rank #698

vs
6,708

Rank #84

5,342
6,708

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 20.4% (Rank #698 vs #84)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,801

Rank #840

vs
6,277

Rank #193

4,801
6,277

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 23.5% (Rank #840 vs #193)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,713

Rank #632

vs
5,409

Rank #200

4,713
5,409

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 12.9% (Rank #632 vs #200)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,695

Rank #686

vs
5,582

Rank #188

4,695
5,582

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 15.9% (Rank #686 vs #188)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,809

Rank #560

vs
5,448

Rank #202

4,809
5,448

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 11.7% (Rank #560 vs #202)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i5-8259U Ryzen 9 8945HS Diff
Cores
4
8
-50%
Threads
8
16
-50%
Base Frequency
2,300 MHz
4,000 MHz
-42.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,600 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
23x
40x
-42.5%
L1 Cache
256 KB
62 KB
+75.6%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
+4.6%
L3 Cache
6 MiB
15 MiB
-60.7%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
32 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
28 W
45 W
37.8% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
4 nm
71.4% more

General Information

Specification Core i5-8259U Ryzen 9 8945HS
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i5-8000 --
Model Number i5-8259U --
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake U Hawk Point
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 142 --
Socket BGA1356 Socket FP8
Package FCBGA-1528 FP8, FP7, FP7r2
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 and LPDDR3-2133 DDR5
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1 --
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $320.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i5-8259U
Intel
Ryzen 9 8945HS
AMD

Family

Core i5-8259U
Core
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Series

Core i5-8259U
i5-8000
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Model Number

Core i5-8259U
i5-8259U
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Microarchitecture

Core i5-8259U
Coffee Lake
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Core Name

Core i5-8259U
Coffee Lake U
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Hawk Point

Core Family

Core i5-8259U
6
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Core Model

Core i5-8259U
142
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Socket

Core i5-8259U
BGA1356
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Socket FP8

Package

Core i5-8259U
FCBGA-1528
Ryzen 9 8945HS
FP8, FP7, FP7r2

Chipset

Core i5-8259U
300
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Memory Type

Core i5-8259U
DDR4-2400 and LPDDR3-2133
Ryzen 9 8945HS
DDR5

ECC Support

Core i5-8259U
No
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

PCIe Revision

Core i5-8259U
3.0
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i5-8259U
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Market Segment

Core i5-8259U
Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Mobile

Release Price

Core i5-8259U
$320.00
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i5-8259U
Yes
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i5-8259U Ryzen 9 8945HS
Process 14 nm 4 nm
Die Area 123 mm² 178 mm²
Transistor Count -- 25,000
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i5-8259U
14 nm
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4 nm

Die Area

Core i5-8259U
123 mm²
Ryzen 9 8945HS
178 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i5-8259U
--
Ryzen 9 8945HS
25,000

Manufacturer

Core i5-8259U
Intel
Ryzen 9 8945HS
TSMC

Technology

Core i5-8259U
CMOS
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Word Size

Core i5-8259U
64-bit
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

ISA

Core i5-8259U
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i5-8259U Ryzen 9 8945HS
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 655 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz --
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i5-8259U
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

GPU Designer

Core i5-8259U
Intel
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i5-8259U
1050 MHz
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Execution Units

Core i5-8259U
48
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i5-8259U Ryzen 9 8945HS
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
MWT
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64