Intel Core i5-8279U vs Intel Core i7-990X
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-8279U and Intel Core i7-990X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1008 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 676 |
| 3851 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3733 |
| 8027 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 7262 |
| 2475 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1603 |
| 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 4353 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-8279U | Processor | Intel Core i7-990X |
| 2400 MHz | Frequency | 3470 MHz |
| 4100 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3730 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 28 W | TDP | 130 W |
| Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | GPU | |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| FCBGA1528 | Package | FCLGA1366 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1007 | Single-Core Score | 669 |
| 3717 | Multi-Core Score | 2104 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) | Operating System | Ubuntu 20.10 |
| GMK NucBox2 | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper |
| GMK GMK | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-8279U | Name | Intel Core i7-990X |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2 |
| 2.39 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.46 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 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 12.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 15.63 GB |
| 665 MHz | Frequency | |
| DDR4 SDRAM | Type | |
| 1 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1007 | Single-Core Score | 669 |
|---|---|---|
| 1459 | Crypto Score | 649 |
| 930 | Integer Score | 691 |
| 1098 | Floating Point Score | 623 |
| 1459 2.49 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 649 1.11 GB/sec |
| 893 4.52 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 811 4.10 MB/sec |
| 1193 56.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 707 33.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 870 2.45 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 747 2.11 MTE/sec |
| 964 1.13 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 711 834.5 KElements/sec |
| 938 294.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 672 210.4 Krows/sec |
| 996 54.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 696 37.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 743 236.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 570 181.5 KB/sec |
| 945 7.36 Klines/sec | Clang | 684 5.33 Klines/sec |
| 887 10.3 images/sec | Camera | 651 7.54 images/sec |
| 863 1.08 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 583 729.3 Kpairs/sec |
| 1030 6379.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 834 5167.5 FPS |
| 957 52.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 579 31.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 955 7.35 images/sec | Face Detection | 640 4.93 images/sec |
| 945 23.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 735 18.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1668 81.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1236 60.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1884 25.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1306 17.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1242 997.0 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 828 665.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 940 8.42 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 487 4.36 Kpixels/sec |
| 1049 33.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 378 12.1 Words/sec |
| 947 36.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 168 6.49 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3717 | Multi-Core Score | 2104 |
|---|---|---|
| 2956 | Crypto Score | 1218 |
| 3604 | Integer Score | 2158 |
| 4089 | Floating Point Score | 2133 |
| 2956 5.04 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1218 2.08 GB/sec |
| 4652 23.5 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2517 12.7 MB/sec |
| 4677 221.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2879 136.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2327 6.56 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1413 3.99 MTE/sec |
| 3283 3.85 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1919 2.25 MElements/sec |
| 3639 1.14 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 2625 822.5 Krows/sec |
| 3974 215.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2611 141.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 3187 1015.2 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1533 488.3 KB/sec |
| 3999 31.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 2878 22.4 Klines/sec |
| 3352 38.9 images/sec | Camera | 1710 19.8 images/sec |
| 4108 5.14 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 3700 4.63 Mpairs/sec |
| 4867 30151.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2508 15535.9 FPS |
| 3232 177.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 3367 185.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 3809 29.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 2512 19.3 images/sec |
| 3726 91.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2260 55.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 5977 293.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3008 147.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 7209 98.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2215 30.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5299 4.25 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2039 1.64 Mpixels/sec |
| 3394 30.4 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1371 12.3 Kpixels/sec |
| 3637 116.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1630 52.1 Words/sec |
| 2067 79.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 774 29.9 images/sec |