A10-7300 vs i5-8279U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8279U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
4.90
+330%

Core i5-8279U outperforms A10-7300 by a whopping 330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12572397
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Kaveri
Power efficiency15.965.47
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-U (2018−2019)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date3 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size126 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,300 million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1528FP3
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8279U and A10-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8279U and A10-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8279U and A10-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8279U and A10-7300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i5-8279U 4.90
+330%
A10-7300 1.14

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.

i5-8279U 7497
+330%
A10-7300 1742

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-8279U 1190
+320%
A10-7300 283

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-8279U 3701
+487%
A10-7300 631

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.

i5-8279U 6551
+229%
A10-7300 1992

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.

i5-8279U 24096
+364%
A10-7300 5192

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.

i5-8279U 8830
+251%
A10-7300 2518

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.

i5-8279U 8.55
+178%
A10-7300 23.8

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.

i5-8279U 8
+361%
A10-7300 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-8279U 750
+375%
A10-7300 158

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.

i5-8279U 168
+189%
A10-7300 58

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.

i5-8279U 1.93
+188%
A10-7300 0.67

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.  

i5-8279U 46
+283%
A10-7300 12

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.  

i5-8279U 190
+206%
A10-7300 62

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.

i5-8279U 5862
+288%
A10-7300 1510

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.90 1.14
Recency 3 April 2019 4 June 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 19 Watt

i5-8279U has a 329.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A10-7300, on the other hand, has 47.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8279U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7300 in performance tests.


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