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Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 7 5700X

Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 7 5700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $320

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $299

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 1097 days newer than Core i5-8279U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8279U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 28 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Performs up to 26% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8279U - 171 vs 136 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 16 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


FPS

136

80%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

171

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


Single-Core

1211

57%

Multi-Core

3736

38%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2121

100%

Multi-Core

9729

100%

Intel Core i5-8279U

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Apr 3rd, 2019Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1526SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
28 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Iris Pro Plus 655
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8279U or Ryzen 7 5700X

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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