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: 13.45

Overall Rank:
1356th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
863rd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
313th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8300

Single Thread Rating

2502

Samples: 454*
*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	27,050 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,140 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,653 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,835 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109,197 KBytes/Sec
Physics	879 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,023 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,502 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,300

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,502
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5081864 - Dec 19 2024		6188
BL2272804 - Dec 11 2024		6333
BL2272769 - Dec 11 2024		6322
BL2271759 - Dec 10 2024		5591
BL2262526 - Dec 02 2024		8335

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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,300
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,872 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i7-8665U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,247 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,054 (-27.1%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		5,935 (-28.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,968 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,374 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,453 (+25.9%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,192 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,885 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,271 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,098 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,765 (-6.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,364

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