Intel Core i5 8279U vs Intel Core i5 7300HQ
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8279U with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Core i5 7300HQ with 4 cores 2.5GHz . 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
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Better graphics card performance
Lower TDP (28W vs 45W)
Intel Core i5 7300HQ 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2400)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+23%
1085
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
877
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+42%
4440
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
3125
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+121%
1313
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
594
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+109%
4465
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
2136
Blender
Intel Core i5 8279U
+34%
59
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
44
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+9%
951
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
870
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+42%
3929
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
2764
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+20%
2365
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
1960
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+52%
7732
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
5063
General Parameters
May 2019
Release Date
Jan 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
i5-8279U
Processor Number
i5-7300HQ
BGA-1528
Socket
BGA-1440
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 630
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
45 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24x
Multiplier
25x
32 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
32 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1000 MHz
384
Shader Units
192
48
Texture Units
24
6
Raster Operation Units
3
48
Execution Units
24
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.44 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
