Intel Core i5-8279U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i5-8279U has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1528 socket and was released in Q2/2019.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i5-8279U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i5-8279U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i5-8279U |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 8000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-8279U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| 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 |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-8279U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Execution units: | 48 |
| Shader: | 384 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| 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 & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 16 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 28 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-8279U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1528 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Coffee Lake U |
| 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: | -- |
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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.
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.
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i7-5775C
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5775R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-12300HL
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-12300HE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Silver N6000
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6500
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (SC)
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
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FP32 SP iGPU
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PassMark CPU-Mark
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,095 entries
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,090 entries
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