Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz

Description: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1528

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 28 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8279U CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 24.04

Overall Rank: 1122

Last Price Change: $320.00 USD (2019-04-01)

Average CPU Mark

7692

Single Thread Rating: 2351
Samples: 161*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,600
Thread: 2,209

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	25,565 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,981 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	36 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,849 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,677 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	103,915 KBytes/Sec
Physics	793 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,221 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,351 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,184
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,810
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,693
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,487
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,046
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,976
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,918
Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz		7,692
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,003

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.68
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.10
Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz		24.04
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,706
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz		2,351
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,956

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5046661 - Sep 23 2023		8731
BL1889350 - Aug 24 2023		7710
BL5044616 - Aug 23 2023		8057
BL5044574 - Aug 22 2023		8845
BL5044465 - Aug 21 2023		5468

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz		7,692
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		8,509 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		7,656 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		7,483 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-1035G7 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		8,401 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		8,031 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-1035G4 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		8,004 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i5-8257U @ 1.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		7,621 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		7,468 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		6,208 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		9,170 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8279U		8,427 (+9.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i5-8279U		8,207 (+6.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,170
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,919
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,629
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,155
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,924
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,896
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,788
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,736
Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz		1,734

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8279U @ 2.40GHz

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