Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz

Description: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1528

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 28 W

TDP Down: 20 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8559U CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i7-8559U CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 13.93

Overall Rank: 1034

Last Price Change: $617.00 USD (2021-05-21)

Average CPU Mark

8597

Single Thread Rating: 2574
Samples: 365*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,240
Thread: 2,567

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	27,894 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,860 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,292 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,880 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,948 KBytes/Sec
Physics	900 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,381 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,574 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,187
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,813
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,694
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,474
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,252
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,049
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,979
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,919
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,597
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,004

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.10
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.93
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.44
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,104
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,706
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,574
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,957

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1903975 - Sep 14 2023		6439
BL5045924 - Sep 12 2023		8679
BL1899684 - Sep 08 2023		9277
BL1895226 - Sep 01 2023		9255
BL5044489 - Aug 21 2023		8902

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,597
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,978 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,607 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,151 (-28.4%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,020 (-30.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,051 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,432 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,295 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,968 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,432 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,207 (-4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,837 (-8.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,515 (-12.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,209
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,920
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,633
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,155
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,936
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,895
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,788
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,721
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,893

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