Intel Core i5-8279U vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8279U and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-8279U

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8279U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 78% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2303 vs 1310
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7499 vs 2259

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2303 vs 1310
PassMark - CPU mark	7499 vs 2259

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8279U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2303

1310

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7499

2259

Name	Intel Core i5-8279U	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3981
PassMark - Single thread mark	2303	1310
PassMark - CPU mark	7499	2259
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3998

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8279U	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	23 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$320	$161
Place in performance rating	1353	1340
Processor Number	i5-8279U	5405U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache	6 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA5	0x3EA1
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down		12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)