Follow us
Share link
Submit benchmark
VS
Intel Core i5-8279U vs Google Tensor G4
Last updated:
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-8279U
65 %
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
Google Tensor G4
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-8279U
96 %
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
Google Tensor G4
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-8279U
100 %
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Google Tensor G4
0 %
ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Google Tensor (5) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 8000U (8) | Google Tensor G4 (1) |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake U | G4 |
| Technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA 1528 | |
| Predecessor | Google Tensor | |
| Successor | Google Tensor G5 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x 2.40 - 4.10 GHz |
1x Cortex-X4 3.10 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Cortex-A720 2.60 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A520 1.95 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.15 GHz | 0.89 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 48 / 384 | 10 / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2017 | Q4/2022 |
NPU AI performance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Google Tensor AI | |
| AI specifications | Google Edge TPU | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 28 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i5-8279U | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8.7-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q2/2019 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | 320 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i5-8279U is 3.4 stars (11 ratings), while Google Tensor G4 has received 3.8 stars (175 ratings).
Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.
Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
2
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
3
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
4
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
5
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
6
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
7
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
8
Google Tensor G4
8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz
9
Intel Core i5-8279U
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
Popular Comparisons
