Intel Core i5 8259U vs Intel Core i7 8559U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8259U with 4 cores 2.3GHz 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 i7 8559U Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
1220
Intel Core i7 8559U
+16%
1416
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8259U
4337
Intel Core i7 8559U
+12%
4869
Blender
Intel Core i5 8259U
65
Intel Core i7 8559U
+6%
69
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake-R
i5-8259U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1528
Socket
Intel BGA 1356
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
Iris Pro Plus
-
Generation
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
28 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
123 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23x
Multiplier
27.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
32 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
384
Shader Units
-
48
Texture Units
-
6
Raster Operation Units
-
48
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
-
16
PCIe Lanes
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
