Intel Celeron 7305L vs Intel Core i7-8559U

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Intel Celeron 7305L CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Core i7-8559U

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 7305L or Intel Core i7-8559U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron 7305L has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 7305L was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Core i7-8559U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8559U was released in Q2/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Celeron 7000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (8)
12 Generation 8
Alder Lake U Architecture Coffee Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 7305L has 5 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 7305L is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Core i7-8559U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8559U is at 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Celeron 7305L Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
5 Cores 4
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz)
0.90 GHz
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron 7305L Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 7305L or Intel Core i7-8559U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
12 GPU Generation 9.5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 48
384 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 7305L can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-8559U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Celeron 7305L Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
3.25 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 7305L is 15 W, while the Intel Core i7-8559U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 7305L Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 7305L is manufactured in 10 nm and has 11.25 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-8559U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 7305L Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1528
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q2/2018
107 $ Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (92%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.20 GHz
922 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1103 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4288 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1390 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4682 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
431 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1572 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8665 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2324 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
184 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
675 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Core i7-8559U
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