Core i5-8279U

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The Intel Core i5-8279U is a low-tier gaming CPU, released on Apr 03, 2019. It's designed for laptops.

Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
4	8	2.4 GHz	4.1 GHz

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $320

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Specifications

General
Release Date	Apr 3rd, 2019
Segment	Mobile
Socket	Intel BGA 1526
Collection	Core i5
Codename	Coffee Lake

Performance
Cores	4
Threads	8
Base Frequency	2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.1 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	28 W
Overclockable	No
Integrated Graphics	Iris Pro Plus 655

My Games With Core i5-8279U

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

152

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

160

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

176

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

651

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

High

743

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

203

FPS

Fortnite

Core i5-8279U Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 7 7700X

321 FPS+8%

€0.96/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5600X

309 FPS+4%

€0.39/FPS

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Ryzen 7 5700X

309 FPS+4%

€0.47/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5500

306 FPS+3%

€0.32/FPS

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Ryzen 7 5800X

310 FPS+4%

€1.25/FPS

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Ryzen 5 7600

318 FPS+7%

€0.63/FPS

Ryzen 5 7600X

320 FPS+7%

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

306 FPS+3%

€0.80/FPS

Ryzen 9 7900X

321 FPS+8%

€1.30/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Ryzen 9 5900X

310 FPS+4%

€0.92/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C/24T 3.70-4.80GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000061

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Core i5-8279U

Prices and Stock
MSRP $320

Specifications

Core i5-8279U FPS Calculator

My Games With Core i5-8279U

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

World of Warcraft

Minecraft

Valorant

Fortnite

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