Intel Core i5-8279U is based on the Coffee Lake U architecture. The total of cores is 4 with the threads of 8. The operating base core clock is 2.40 GHz. Turbo-boost is 4.10 GHz (per-core). The technology node is 14 nm. L2 Cache is , L3 Cache is 6.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-8279U supports the socket type of BGA 1528.
The supported type and memory clock is DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-2133 MHz. The maximum RAM capacity is . The date of release is - Q2/2019.
The official technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-8279U CPU allow defining to what extent it is fast and efficient in the process and which system requirements for games and operational apps it can fit. Please learn the specs and benchmark results.
Technical specs
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz | CPU Cores: | 4 | |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.10 GHz | CPU Threads: | 8 | |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes | Overclocking: | No | |
| Turbo (4 Cores): | 3.60 GHz |
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | |||
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz | GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz | |
| Generation: | 9.5 | DirectX Version: | 12 | |
| Execution units: | 48 | Shader: | 384 | |
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB | Max. displays: | 3 | |
| Technology: | 14 nm | Release date: | Q4/2017 | |
| h264: | Decode / Encode | |||
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode | |||
| h265 8bit: | Decode / Encode | |||
| h265 10bit: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VP8: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VP9: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VC-1: | Decode | |||
| AVC: | Decode / Encode | |||
| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-2133 | Memory channels: | 2 | |
| ECC: | No | PCIe version: | 3.0 | |
| PCIe lanes: | 16 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| TDP: | 28 W | Tjunction max.: | -- | |
| TDP up: | -- | TDP down: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB | Technology: | 14 nm | |
| Architecture: | Coffee Lake U | Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | |
| Socket: | BGA 1528 | Release date: | Q2/2019 | |
| Market price: | ca. 320 $ |
| Used in: | Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019) | |||
Please learn the testing results of the Intel Core i5-8279U CPU in synthetic benchmarks. These data can define the closest competitor and its current position in the models’ rating. Here are points in modern benchmarks, in which Intel Core i5-8279U has been tested. Pay attention that the data can differ in testing systems.
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