Intel Core i5-8279U
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-8279U

Processor Intel Core i5-8279U, specifications and benchmarks

753 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i5-8279U Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2019. Here are all the Intel Core i5-8279U’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.40 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR4-2400 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-2133 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket BGA 1528. The TDP for CPU is 28 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i5-8279U

  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Family
  • Generation
    8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000U
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i5-8279U Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.60 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • 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
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

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

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-2133
  • Max. Memory
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    28 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake U
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1528
  • Release date
    Q2/2019
  • Part Number
    --
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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-8279U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1724
1723
1711
1702
Intel Core i5-8279U
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
789
784
784
782
Intel Core i5-8279U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1048
1042
1036
1035
Intel Core i5-8279U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3975
3973
3968
3953
Intel Core i5-8279U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
883
883
883
883
Intel Core i5-8279U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
11262
11245
11191
11126
Intel Core i5-8279U

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

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