Intel Core i5 8279U 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Lower TDP (28W vs 45W)
Intel Core i7 6700HQ 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)