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Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms Core i5-8279U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 1372 days newer than Core i5-8279U.

Advantages of Core i5-8279U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 28 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D

  • Performs up to 41% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-8279U - 103 vs 73 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 16 vs 8 threads
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
Core i5-8279U

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


FPS

73

71%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

103

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$6.73/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$692.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included

Buy for CA$692.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 60 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
Core i5-8279U

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
Core i5-8279U

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


Single-Core

1211

45%

Multi-Core

3736

25%

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2719

100%

Multi-Core

15172

100%

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo

Core i5-8279U

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Apr 3rd, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1526SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
28 W
TDP120 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
42.0x
Iris Pro Plus 655Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockableNo

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