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Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Core i5-8279U vs Ryzen 7 7700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0

Buy for 318 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1273 days newer than Core i5-8279U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8279U

  • Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 28 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-8279U - 343 vs 308 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 16 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


FPS

308

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

343

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.93/FPS

100%

Price, €

€318

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0

Buy for 318 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


Single-Core

1211

42%

Multi-Core

3736

24%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2908

100%

Multi-Core

15263

100%

Intel Core i5-8279U

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Apr 3rd, 2019Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1526SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
28 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Iris Pro Plus 655Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8279U or Ryzen 7 7700X

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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