Intel · Core i5 · 2018 · FCBGA1528
The Intel Core i5-8259U is a mobile (laptop) processor with 4 cores, released in 2018. It is part of the Core i5 lineup, using the 8th Gen platform, and uses the FCBGA1528 package, which is soldered to the laptop's motherboard rather than socketed. Internally, it is built on the "Coffee Lake-U" architecture. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading, each core can handle two instruction streams simultaneously, yielding a total of 8 threads for improved parallelism. The Core i5-8259U has a base clock of 2.3 GHz and can boost up to 3.8 GHz depending on workload and thermal headroom. Intel manufactures the "Coffee Lake-U" silicon on a 14 nm process node. This processor supports DDR4/LPDDR3 memory. With a base TDP of 28W the Core i5-8259U is a balanced power envelope suited to mainstream laptops. Integrated graphics are provided by the Iris Plus Graphics 655 solution, so a discrete GPU is not required for display output. The cache hierarchy includes 6MB of L3 cache.
| Brand | Intel |
|---|---|
| Family | Core i5 |
| Series | 8th Gen |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake-U |
| Type | Mobile |
| Launch year | 2018 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6MB |
| Base TDP | 28W |
| Package | FCBGA1528 |
| Process | 14 nm |
| Memory type | DDR4/LPDDR3 |
| Integrated graphics | Iris Plus Graphics 655 |