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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

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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: 13.44

Overall Rank:
1431st fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
936th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
329th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8293

Single Thread Rating

2493

Samples: 479*
*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	27,023 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,135 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,617 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,831 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	108,869 KBytes/Sec
Physics	876 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,042 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,493 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 2025.
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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,924
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,160
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,344
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,820
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,725
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,632
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,293

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.17
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		13.44
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.18
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,604
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		2,493
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5090560 - Mar 29 2025		8924
BL2507969 - Mar 25 2025		8754
BL2466493 - Mar 08 2025		5961
BL2463767 - Mar 07 2025		8227
BL2463729 - Mar 07 2025		6490

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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		8,293
Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,844 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i7-8665U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,242 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		6,014 (-27.5%)
Intel Core i5-8265U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		5,881 (-29.1%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,943 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,282 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,394 (+25.3%)
Intel Core i7-8850H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		10,165 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		9,841 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,218 (-0.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		8,060 (-2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-8559U		7,746 (-6.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,049
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,249
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,074
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,158
Intel Core i7-8559U @ 2.70GHz		1,359

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