Intel Core i5-8279U vs Core i7-1065G7

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Combined performance score

i7-1065G7
5.45
+12.1%

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10561140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameIce Lake-U (2019−2020)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 August 2019 (4 years old)3 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$426no data
Current price$1010 (2.4x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1526FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shift++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth58.3 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Plus GraphicsIntel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Core i5-8279U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-1065G7 5.45
+12.1%
i5-8279U 4.86

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-1065G7 8369
+12.2%
i5-8279U 7458

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 12% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-1065G7 7271
+11%
i5-8279U 6551

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 11% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-1065G7 22402
i5-8279U 24096
+7.6%

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 8% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-1065G7 9209
+4.3%
i5-8279U 8830

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 4% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-1065G7 7.7
+11%
i5-8279U 8.55

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 11% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-1065G7 7
i5-8279U 8
+14.8%

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 15% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-1065G7 663
i5-8279U 750
+13.2%

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 13% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-1065G7 178
+6.3%
i5-8279U 168

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 6% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-1065G7 2.11
+9.3%
i5-8279U 1.93

Core i7-1065G7 outperforms Core i5-8279U by 9% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-1065G7 4956
i5-8279U 5862
+18.3%

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 18% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-1065G7 185
i5-8279U 190
+2.8%

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 3% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-1065G7 45
i5-8279U 46
+1.4%

Core i5-8279U outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by 1% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.45 4.86
Integrated graphics card 4.20
Recency 1 August 2019 3 April 2019
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

The Core i7-1065G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8279U in performance tests.


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