Intel Core i5-8279U vs Intel Core i7-6700
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-8279U and Intel Core i7-6700. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1008 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 969 |
| 3851 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3751 |
| 8027 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 8057 |
| 2475 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2302 |
| 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 4467 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-8279U | Processor | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| 2400 MHz | Frequency | 3400 MHz |
| 4100 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 28 W | TDP | 65 W |
| Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| FCBGA1528 | Package | FCLGA1151 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1007 | Single-Core Score | 966 |
| 3717 | Multi-Core Score | 3829 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) | Operating System | macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) |
| GMK NucBox2 | Model | iMac19,1 |
| Model ID | iMac19,1 | |
| GMK GMK | Motherboard | Acidanthera Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95 iMac19,1 |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-8279U | Name | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 |
| 2.39 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.40 GHz |
| 4088 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| Socket 1528 FCBGA | Package | |
| Coffee Lake-U/Y | Codename | |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| 665 MHz | Frequency | |
| DDR4 SDRAM | Type | RAM |
| 1 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1007 | Single-Core Score | 966 |
|---|---|---|
| 1459 | Crypto Score | 841 |
| 930 | Integer Score | 946 |
| 1098 | Floating Point Score | 1030 |
| 1459 2.49 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 841 1.43 GB/sec |
| 893 4.52 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 791 4.00 MB/sec |
| 1193 56.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1008 47.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 870 2.45 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 931 2.63 MTE/sec |
| 964 1.13 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 855 1.00 MElements/sec |
| 938 294.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 934 292.7 Krows/sec |
| 996 54.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 992 53.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 743 236.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1000 318.6 KB/sec |
| 945 7.36 Klines/sec | Clang | 985 7.68 Klines/sec |
| 887 10.3 images/sec | Camera | 1047 12.1 images/sec |
| 863 1.08 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1066 1.33 Mpairs/sec |
| 1030 6379.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1228 7610.2 FPS |
| 957 52.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 301 16.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 955 7.35 images/sec | Face Detection | 603 4.65 images/sec |
| 945 23.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 990 24.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1668 81.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2127 104.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1884 25.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1936 26.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1242 997.0 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1114 894.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 940 8.42 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 995 8.91 Kpixels/sec |
| 1049 33.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1171 37.4 Words/sec |
| 947 36.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1102 42.6 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3717 | Multi-Core Score | 3829 |
|---|---|---|
| 2956 | Crypto Score | 3289 |
| 3604 | Integer Score | 3688 |
| 4089 | Floating Point Score | 4226 |
| 2956 5.04 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 3289 5.61 GB/sec |
| 4652 23.5 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 4907 24.8 MB/sec |
| 4677 221.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 4679 221.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2327 6.56 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2311 6.52 MTE/sec |
| 3283 3.85 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 3263 3.83 MElements/sec |
| 3639 1.14 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 3897 1.22 Mrows/sec |
| 3974 215.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3820 207.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 3187 1015.2 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 3147 1002.5 KB/sec |
| 3999 31.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 4230 33.0 Klines/sec |
| 3352 38.9 images/sec | Camera | 3682 42.7 images/sec |
| 4108 5.14 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 4630 5.79 Mpairs/sec |
| 4867 30151.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 6268 38832.9 FPS |
| 3232 177.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 3882 213.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3809 29.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 4744 36.5 images/sec |
| 3726 91.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 4089 100.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 5977 293.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 5868 287.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 7209 98.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 7186 97.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 5299 4.25 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 6481 5.20 Mpixels/sec |
| 3394 30.4 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3799 34.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 3637 116.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2124 67.9 Words/sec |
| 2067 79.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1593 61.5 images/sec |