Intel Core i5-8279U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 322 Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 8 Threads 2.4GHz	6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 2.5GHz
TDP 28W	TDP 25W
Bandwidth 42.7GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3	Bandwidth 119.5GB/s LPDDR5X·DDR5
iGPU Iris Plus 655 1150MHz	iGPU Graphics 2C 2300MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.77 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 37.68 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1528	Socket BGA 2540

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Core i5-8279U1,279

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Core Ultra 5 322-

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Core Config

4 Cores 4P -	6 Cores 2P 4E
8 Threads 8P -	6 Threads 2P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.4GHz	Base Clock 2.5GHz
Boost Clock 4.1GHz	Boost Clock 4.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L0i -	L0i 64KB
L0d -	L0d 48KB
L1i 32KB P -	L1i - 64KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 192KB P 32KB E
L2 256KB P -	L2 3MB P 4MB E shared
L3 6MB	L3 12MB
L4 Cache 128MB	L4 Cache -

Memory

Type DDR4·LPDDR3	Type LPDDR5X·DDR5
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 2666MT/s	Speed 7466MT/s
Bandwidth 42.7GB/s	Bandwidth 119.5GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2666MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 42.7GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7466MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 119.5GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 28W	TDP 25W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 12W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 55W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type -
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 8GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x4 15.8GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x8 15.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Iris Plus 655 1150MHz	iGPU Graphics 2C 2300MHz
Shaders 384	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.15GHz	Boost Clock 2.3GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.77 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 37.68 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model NPU 5
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 3
Performance -	Performance 46 TOPSINT8

Controller

Controller Model 300 Series U+	Controller Model -
Codename Coffee Lake	Codename -
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Skylake	Architecture Panther Lake
Family Core 8th Gen	Family Core Ultra Series 3
Branding	Branding
Codename Coffee Lake-U Coffee Lake-4C-GT3Variant - - -	Codename Panther Lake-U Panther Lake-U-4P-4EVariant Cougar CoveP-Core DarkmontM-Core DarkmontE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Apr 5, 2018	Release Date Jan 5, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries InteleDRAM - IntelPCH	Other Foundries - InteliGPU TSMCPCH
Fabrication Node 14nm++ 14nmeDRAM - 14nmPCH	Fabrication Node Intel 18A - Intel 3iGPU N6PCH
Die Size 148mm² 63mm²eDRAM - 37mm²PCH	Die Size 93mm² - 27mm²iGPU 49mm²PCH
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion -	Transistor Count - 4 MillionPCH
Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(Four Ports, Mid 2019)

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