Intel Core i5 8279U vs Intel Xeon 6970E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2019
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Clearwater Forest
Processor Number
i5-8279U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
28 W
400 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
102°C
Foundry
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Intel
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
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Performance Core Threads
8
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
192
Total Thread Count
8
192
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24x
23.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
480 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
32 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Shader Units
384
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Texture Units
48
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Raster Operation Units
6
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Execution Units
48
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
96
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,085
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Cinebench R23
4,440
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Geekbench 6
1,313
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Geekbench 5
951
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Geekbench 6
4,465
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Geekbench 5
3,929
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Blender
59
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Passmark CPU
2,365
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Passmark CPU
7,732
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.