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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X is 95 days newer than Core i5-8279U.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8279U
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 28 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8279U - 193 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
193
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£215
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8279U
Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8279U | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel BGA 1526 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
28 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Iris Pro Plus 655 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8279U or Ryzen 7 3800X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
65 FPS
£19.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 3800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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