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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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 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: 14.04

Overall Rank: 959

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

Average CPU Mark

8665

Single Thread Rating: 2579
Samples: 347*
*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	28,064 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,003 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,428 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,898 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	113,888 KBytes/Sec
Physics	903 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,431 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,579 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 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 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,259
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,914
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,788
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,103
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,033
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,957
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,012

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.22
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		14.04
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 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 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,627
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,579
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1829103 - May 29 2023		7061
BL1829089 - May 29 2023		8369
BL1807742 - May 01 2023		9576
BL1807738 - May 01 2023		9576
BL1807561 - Apr 30 2023		7868

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 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,665
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,024 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,632 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,190 (-28.6%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,030 (-30.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,100 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,398 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,316 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,013 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,475 (-2.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,210 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,899 (-8.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,512 (-13.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,298
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,987
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,017
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,991
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,977
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,836
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,754
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,742
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,022

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