Intel Core i7 8559U vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz and AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 8559U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (28W vs 55W)
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8000 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (256GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
1416
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+104%
2892
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
4869
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+253%
17206
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake-R
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Intel BGA 1356
Socket
FP11
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8050S
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Generation
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Package
-
Transistor Count
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
120 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
123 mm²
Die Size
-
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
0
-
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27.0
Multiplier
36
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8000
32 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
-
Shader Units
2048
-
Texture Units
128
-
Raster Operation Units
64
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
45-120
-
Max Resolution
-
Graphics Performance
11.5 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
55 TOPS
