Core i5-8279U

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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

125

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

139

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

204

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

755

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

177

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

223

FPS

Fortnite

Core i5-8279U Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

792 FPS+12%

£0.93/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5500

741 FPS+5%

£0.11/FPS

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Ryzen 7 7700X

804 FPS+14%

£0.61/FPS

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Core i7-12700K

780 FPS+10%

£0.27/FPS

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Core i7-14700K

807 FPS+14%

£0.43/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz

Ryzen 9 7900X

805 FPS+14%

£1.16/FPS

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi

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759 FPS+7%

£0.27/FPS

Ryzen 9 5950X

759 FPS+7%

£0.39/FPS

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Core i9-12900K

786 FPS+11%

£0.42/FPS

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 7 5700G

747 FPS+6%

£0.19/FPS

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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

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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