Intel Core i5-8600T vs Intel Core i7-8559U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-8600T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Core i5-8600T Intel Core i7-8559U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8600T 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 Core i5-8600T has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8600T was released in Q2/2018.

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 Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 8000 (20) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (8)
8 Generation 8
Coffee Lake S Architecture Coffee Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-7600T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-9600T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8600T is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Core i7-8559U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Core i5-8600T Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

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 Core i5-8600T Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 48
192 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 630 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 / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-8600T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8559U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-8600T Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
9.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-8600T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i7-8559U is 28 W.

Intel Core i5-8600T Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8600T has a 9.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-8559U cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-8600T Characteristic Intel Core i7-8559U
14 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
LGA 1151-2 Socket BGA 1528
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2018 Release date Q2/2018
295 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
975 (88%)
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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
4520 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4288 (95%)

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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
1224 (88%)
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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
4470 (95%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4682 (100%)

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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (48%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.20 GHz
922 (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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
8570 (99%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8665 (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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
156 (85%)
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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
802 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
675 (84%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
937 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
4633 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1572 (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 Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2324 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8600T Intel Core i7-8559U
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