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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

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: 13.45

Overall Rank:
1390th fastest in multithreading out of 4970 CPUs
898th fastest in single threading out of 4970 CPUs
319th fastest in out of 1444 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
8296
Single Thread Rating
2497

Samples: 468*
*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 Math27,018 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math16,122 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,638 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,835 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression109,032 KBytes/Sec
Physics877 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,032 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,497 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5084449 - Jan 17 2025
8291
BL5084093 - Jan 14 2025
2261
BL2331707 - Jan 09 2025
8128
BL2330342 - Jan 09 2025
8767
BL2327947 - Jan 08 2025
9191
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 7th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
8,296
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
7,862 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i7-8665U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
6,233 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
6,036 (-27.2%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
5,909 (-28.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
7,904 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
7,345 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
10,430 (+25.7%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
10,183 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
9,862 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U
8,241 (-0.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U
8,083 (-2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U
7,755 (-6.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,099
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,898
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,867
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,805
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,230
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,189
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,189
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,163
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,981
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,898
Intel Core i7-14650HX
5,839
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
1,361