Intel Core i5 8279U vs AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8279U with 4 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 4980U with 8 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8279U 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (4266 vs 2400)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Score
General Parameters
May 2019
Release Date
Apr 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Renoir
i5-8279U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1528
Socket
AMD Socket FP6
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics 512SP
-
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Package
-
Transistor Count
9.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
15 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
156 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24x
Multiplier
20.0
32 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR4-4266
32 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
384
Shader Units
-
48
Texture Units
-
6
Raster Operation Units
-
48
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
