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Intel logo Core i5-8279U
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Intel logo Core i3-2120

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General information Core i5-8279U Core i3-2120
Launched Q3 2019 Q1 2011
Used in Mobile Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCBGA1528 LGA1155
Clock 2.4 GHz 27.3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 W 56.9 % 65 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-8279U Core i3-2120
Overall Score 46858 0 % 33530 28.4 %
Future Proof 72 % 0 % 23 % 68.1 %
Benchmark Score 4821 0 % 1264 73.8 %
Single Thread Score 2311.1 0 % 1500.4 35.1 %
Encrypting Data 2601 MB/s 9.9 % 2886 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 98 MB/s 0 % 40.5 MB/s 58.6 %
String objects sorting 12395 thousand/s 0 % 6161.4 thousand/s 50.3 %
Prime numbers generation 35 millions/s 0 % 11.9 millions/s 66 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 24931 millions/s 0 % 9428.1 millions/s 62.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14418.1 millions/s 0 % 3620.7 millions/s 74.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8279U, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i5-8279U Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 93.8 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 150.1 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 187.6 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 234.6 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 42.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-8279U Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 133.0 FPS 109.4 FPS
High settings 212.8 FPS 175.1 FPS
Medium settings 266.0 FPS 218.8 FPS
Low settings 332.5 FPS 273.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.7 %
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