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: 13.82

Overall Rank: 1082

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

Average CPU Mark

8527

Single Thread Rating: 2554
Samples: 376*
*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	27,770 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,716 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,146 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,861 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,226 KBytes/Sec
Physics	893 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,300 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,554 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 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 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,032
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,141
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,759
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,675
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,026
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,940
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,898
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,527

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.55
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.82
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
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 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,057
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,679
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,554
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,453
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,448

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5052037 - Nov 23 2023		5784
BL5051816 - Nov 21 2023		6361
BL1951293 - Nov 21 2023		8616
BL5051636 - Nov 19 2023		8265
BL1942130 - Nov 08 2023		9276

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 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,527
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,566 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,949 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,134 (-28.1%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,020 (-29.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,069 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,419 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,304 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,950 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,411 (-1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,187 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,820 (-8.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,507 (-12.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,051
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,925
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,652
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,975
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,865
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,847
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,713
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,706
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,878

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