Intel Core i5-8279U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-06

The Intel Core i5-8279U is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2019. The Intel Core i5-8279U is based on the 8. generation of the Intel Core i5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1528. The Intel Core i5-8279U scores 1,035 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,953 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i5-8279U belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i5-8279U.
Name:	Intel Core i5-8279U
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 8000U (8)
Architecture:	Coffee Lake U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	8
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i5-8279U clock with 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, the Intel Core i5-8279U has an build in graphic solution. It has 48 SM processors, which have a total of 384 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	48
Shader:	384
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2017

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-8279U supports up to 32 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s.

DDR4-2400	38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i5-8279U has a TDP of 28 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	28 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8279U has a 6.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1528
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2019
Release price:	320 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-8279U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1036
	Intel Core i5-9600T 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	1036
	Intel Xeon Gold 6130 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	1036
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1035
	Intel Core i5-7600 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1035
	Intel Xeon D-2796TE 20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz	1034
	Intel Core i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1034

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3968
	Intel Xeon E-2124G 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3968
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	3958
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3953
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3945
	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3942
	Intel Core i7-8709G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3940

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-1034G1 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1259
	Intel Core i5-1035G1 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1259
	Intel Core i7-7660U 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1258
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1255
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz	1255
	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	1254
	Intel Core i7-6900K 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	1254

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-5775R 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4399
	Intel Core i5-9500TE 6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz	4389
	Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4389
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4382
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4382
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4365
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	4365

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-8500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	403
	Intel Core i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	403
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	402
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	402
	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	402
	Intel Core i7-7600U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	400

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-6920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1724
	Intel Xeon E-2224G 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	1723
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1711
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1702
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1701
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1689
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1684

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i7-5775C Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i3-12300HL Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i3-12300HE Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz	883
	Intel Core i7-4770R Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.35 GHz	864

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-10105T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	7985
	Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	7972
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1756B 4C 8T @ 3.25 GHz	7967
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	7965
	AMD FX-8320E 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	7960
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7956
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7956

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	172
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	171
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	171
	Intel Core i5-10500TE 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	171
	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	171

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	789
	Intel Core i7-7820HK 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	784
	Intel Core i7-7820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	784
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	782
	Intel Core i5-1038NG7 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	781
	Intel Core i7-5950HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	778
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	775

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,039 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

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