Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Core i5-8259U

Core i5-10500 vs Core i5-8259U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-10500 performs better than the Core i5-8259U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8259U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-10500 has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i5-8259U that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8259U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-10500 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8259U. Also, the Core i5-10500 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-8259U outputs less heat than Core i5-10500 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-10500 has more L2 cache than the Core i5-8259U. The Core i5-10500 also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-10500 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.