Intel Core i7-8559U vs Samsung Exynos 7872
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i7-8559U or Samsung Exynos 7872 - 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 i7-8559U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8559U was released in Q2/2018. The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7872 was released in Q1/2018. |
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| Intel Core i7 (298) | Family | Samsung Exynos (47) |
| Intel Core i 8000U (8) | CPU group | Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4) |
| 8 | Generation | 2 |
| Coffee Lake U | Architecture | Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i7-8559U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 7872 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i7-8559U | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 6 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz) | A-Core | 2.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A73 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.60 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | GPU | ARM Mali-G71 MP1 |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.95 GHz |
| 1.20 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.95 GHz |
| 9.5 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 1 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 48 | Compute units | 1 |
| 384 | Shader | 16 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | GPU | ARM Mali-G71 MP1 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i7-8559U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7872 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core i7-8559U | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR3-933 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 0 |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 6.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-8559U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 7872 is --. |
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| Intel Core i7-8559U | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
| 28 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i7-8559U has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 7872 cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i7-8559U | Characteristic | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 1528 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q2/2018 | Release date | Q1/2018 |
| -- | 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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz |
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