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Intel Core i5-8279U vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Core i5-8279U
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8279U or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-8279U has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 28 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    753 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    28 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8279U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    315 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    314 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    266 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    377 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    501 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    625 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    350 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    495 place
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    367 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 6600H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    240 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    199 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    274 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    167 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    155 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 6000H
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 660M
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 6600H and Intel Core i5-8279U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8279U and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    28 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 54 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8279U and Intel Core i5-8279U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake U left arrow Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1528 left arrow FP7
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8279U and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
883
Intel Core i5-8279U
1532
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

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