Intel Core i5 8279U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (28W vs 30W)
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 5 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 2400)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)