Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Intel Core i7 8559U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz and Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 8 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (9W vs 28W)
Intel Core i7 8559U 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 1.1GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
+53%
2172
Intel Core i7 8559U
1416
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
+75%
8552
Intel Core i7 8559U
4869
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake-R
Intel BGA 2551
Socket
Intel BGA 1356
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
Integrated Graphics
Iris Pro Plus
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
28 W
110°C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
123 mm²
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
-
4
Performance Core Threads
-
1.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
700 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
4
14
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
11.0
Multiplier
27.0
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
-
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
