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

High

685

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

139

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

177

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

755

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

223

FPS

Fortnite

Core i5-8279U Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 5 7600X

83 FPS+51%

$2.45/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 5500

66 FPS+20%

$1.26/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 7 5700X

70 FPS+27%

$2.11/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 5600X

69 FPS+25%

$1.71/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 7 7700X

83 FPS+51%

$3.4/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 7600

80 FPS+45%

$2.31/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 7 5800X

71 FPS+29%

$2.52/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Core i7-14700K

84 FPS+53%

$3.96/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700K New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked

Core i7-12700K

77 FPS+40%

$2.69/FPS

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 9 7900X

84 FPS+53%

$4.51/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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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

Minecraft

League of Legends

World of Warcraft

Valorant

Fortnite

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