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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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: 13.59

Overall Rank:
1304th fastest in multithreading out of 4844 CPUs
804th fastest in single threading out of 4844 CPUs
295th fastest in out of 1419 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8384

Single Thread Rating

2525

Samples: 429*
*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	27,373 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,333 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,817 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,859 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	110,449 KBytes/Sec
Physics	885 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,079 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,525 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of September 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of September 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 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,029
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,472
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,523
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,014
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,865
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,820
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,766
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,384

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.83
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.61
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.59
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.27
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 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 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,908
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,807
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,076
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,045
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,683
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,656
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,615
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,525
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,439
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,424

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5073337 - Sep 15 2024		7636
BL2184945 - Sep 02 2024		6767
BL5072330 - Sep 01 2024		8901
BL5072327 - Sep 01 2024		6327
BL2182795 - Aug 30 2024		5853

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 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,384
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,875 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,067 (-27.6%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		5,954 (-29.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,952 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,380 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,501 (+25.2%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,212 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,888 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,295 (-1.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,103 (-3.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,765 (-7.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,524 (-10.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,047
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,917
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,834
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,710
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,608
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,390
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,224
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,211
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,108
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,076
Intel Core i5-14500HX		5,952
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,859

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