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Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $320

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Availability

MSRP $299

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 582 days newer than Core i5-8279U.

Advantages of Core i5-8279U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 28 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than Core i5-8279U - 754 vs 707 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 12 vs 8 threads
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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


FPS

707

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

754

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.17/FPS

100%

Price, €

€126.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


Single-Core

1211

58%

Multi-Core

3736

43%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo

Core i5-8279U

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Apr 3rd, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1526SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
28 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Iris Pro Plus 655
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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