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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 582 days newer than Core i5-8279U.
Advantages of Core i5-8279U
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 28 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8279U - 179 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 32 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
179
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€314
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)
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Core i5-8279U
Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8279U | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel BGA 1526 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
28 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Iris Pro Plus 655 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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