Intel Core i5-8279U: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i5-8279U is a 4-core and 8-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2400 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
1008
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
3851
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
8027
PassMark Single Thread Rating
2475

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i5-8279U
Frequency
2400 MHz
Maximum Frequency
4100 MHz
Cores
4
Threads
8
TDP
28 W
GPU
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Codename
Coffee Lake
Package
FCBGA1528
Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Core i5-8279U: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
1007
Multi-Core Score
3717
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Model
GMK NucBox2
Motherboard
GMK GMK

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i5-8279U
Topology
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10
Base Frequency
2.39 GHz
Maximum Frequency
4088 MHz
Package
Socket 1528 FCBGA
Codename
Coffee Lake-U/Y
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L2 Cache
256 KB x 4
L3 Cache
6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
8.00 GB
Frequency
665 MHz
Type
DDR4 SDRAM
Channels
1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score1007
Crypto Score1459
Integer Score930
Floating Point Score 1098
AES-XTS1459
2.49 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)893
4.52 MB/sec
Image Compression1193
56.5 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)870
2.45 MTE/sec
HTML5964
1.13 MElements/sec
SQLite938
294.0 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering996
54.1 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering743
236.6 KB/sec
Clang945
7.36 Klines/sec
Camera887
10.3 images/sec
N-Body Physics863
1.08 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1030
6379.9 FPS
Gaussian Blur957
52.6 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection955
7.35 images/sec
Horizon Detection945
23.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1668
81.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1884
25.7 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1242
997.0 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion940
8.42 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition1049
33.5 Words/sec
Machine Learning947
36.6 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score3717
Crypto Score2956
Integer Score3604
Floating Point Score 4089
AES-XTS2956
5.04 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)4652
23.5 MB/sec
Image Compression4677
221.3 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2327
6.56 MTE/sec
HTML53283
3.85 MElements/sec
SQLite3639
1.14 Mrows/sec
PDF Rendering3974
215.7 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering3187
1015.2 KB/sec
Clang3999
31.2 Klines/sec
Camera3352
38.9 images/sec
N-Body Physics4108
5.14 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics4867
30151.7 FPS
Gaussian Blur3232
177.7 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection3809
29.3 images/sec
Horizon Detection3726
91.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting5977
293.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR7209
98.2 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing5299
4.25 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3394
30.4 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition3637
116.3 Words/sec
Machine Learning2067
79.9 images/sec