Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-8559U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 13.42

Overall Rank:
1743rd fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
1207th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
403rd fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8281

Single Thread Rating

2477

Samples: 554*
*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	26,890 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,146 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,608 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,820 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	108,072 KBytes/Sec
Physics	873 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,123 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,477 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,756
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,477
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,281

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.42
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,477
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3251695 - Jan 30 2026		9051
BL3237342 - Jan 24 2026		9590
BL3236382 - Jan 23 2026		9619
BL5111767 - Jan 19 2026		8400
BL3222371 - Jan 18 2026		7980

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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,281
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,827 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		5,965 (-28.0%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		5,805 (-29.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,104 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,307 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,362 (+25.1%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,053 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,755 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,125 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,959 (-3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,677 (-7.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,493 (-9.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,408
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,990
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,884
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,235

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