Intel Core i7 8559U vs Intel Core i5 8250U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Core i5 8250U with 4 cores 1.6GHz . 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
Released 8 months late
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 1.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
Intel Core i5 8250U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
+18%
1416
Intel Core i5 8250U
1191
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
+49%
4869
Intel Core i5 8250U
3252
Blender
Intel Core i7 8559U
+30%
69
Intel Core i5 8250U
53
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Aug 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake-R
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
-
Processor Number
i5-8250U
Intel BGA 1356
Socket
BGA-1356
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Generation
-
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
15 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
123 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27.0
Multiplier
16x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
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
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
12
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
