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 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: 13.70

Overall Rank: 1182

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

Average CPU Mark

8455

Single Thread Rating: 2539
Samples: 397*
*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	27,537 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,530 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,986 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,860 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	111,330 KBytes/Sec
Physics	891 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,184 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,539 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2024.
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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,089
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,635
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,574
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,937
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,889
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,827
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,455

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.70
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.34
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,666
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,539
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,443
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,435

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2075069 - Apr 11 2024		9448
BL5061081 - Apr 10 2024		7278
BL2071282 - Apr 06 2024		7431
BL5060511 - Apr 04 2024		7848
BL5059796 - Mar 30 2024		9169

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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,455
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,564 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,913 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,111 (-27.7%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		5,987 (-29.2%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,049 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,401 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,281 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,918 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,362 (-1.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,155 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,810 (-7.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,516 (-11.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,120
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,938
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,887
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,750
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,700
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,412
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,231
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		6,207
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,026
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,970
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,871

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