Intel Core i7-8559U: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i7-8559U is a 4-core and 8-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2700 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
1067
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
3995
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
8800
PassMark Single Thread Rating
2570
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
4054

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i7-8559U
Frequency
2700 MHz
Cores
4
Threads
8
Codename
Coffee Lake
Package
FCBGA1528
Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Core i7-8559U: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
1065
Multi-Core Score
4413
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
macOS 12.0 (Build 21A5284e)
Model
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2018)
Model ID
MacBookPro15,2
Motherboard
Apple Inc. Mac-827FB448E656EC26 MacBookPro15,2

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i7-8559U
Topology
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10
Base Frequency
2.70 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L2 Cache
256 KB x 4
L3 Cache
8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
16.00 GB
Transfer Rate
2133 MT/s
Type
LPDDR3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score1065
Crypto Score1159
Integer Score1042
Floating Point Score 1099
AES-XTS1159
1.97 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1064
5.38 MB/sec
Image Compression1150
54.4 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)795
2.24 MTE/sec
HTML5950
1.12 MElements/sec
SQLite1068
334.6 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering1077
58.4 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering1072
341.6 KB/sec
Clang1150
8.96 Klines/sec
Camera1107
12.8 images/sec
N-Body Physics1122
1.40 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1367
8469.4 FPS
Gaussian Blur336
18.4 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection701
5.40 images/sec
Horizon Detection1041
25.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2061
101.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR2070
28.2 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1232
989.7 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1087
9.74 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition1135
36.3 Words/sec
Machine Learning1164
45.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score4413
Crypto Score4733
Integer Score4163
Floating Point Score 4901
AES-XTS4733
8.07 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)5168
26.1 MB/sec
Image Compression4992
236.2 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)3576
10.1 MTE/sec
HTML53503
4.11 MElements/sec
SQLite4110
1.29 Mrows/sec
PDF Rendering4285
232.6 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering3696
1.15 MB/sec
Clang4659
36.3 Klines/sec
Camera3833
44.4 images/sec
N-Body Physics4584
5.74 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics6811
42194.2 FPS
Gaussian Blur4000
219.9 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection5122
39.4 images/sec
Horizon Detection4525
111.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting7327
359.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR7620
103.8 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing6408
5.15 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3438
30.8 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition3443
110.1 Words/sec
Machine Learning3194
123.4 images/sec