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Intel Core i5-8300H vs Intel Core i7-8559U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2018
Intel Core i5-8300H
Intel Core i5-8300H
Released
Q2/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Core i7-8559U

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8300H or Intel Core i7-8559U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-8300H has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Core i7-8559U has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 28 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    635 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8300H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    321 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    279 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    373 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    696 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    825 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    73 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    228 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    206 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    82 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    587 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    714 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.62 times less performance per watt

    28 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8559U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    195 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    443 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    652 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    330 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    455 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
Intel Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000H left arrow Intel Core i 8000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 48
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-8559U and Intel Core i5-8300H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8300H and Intel Core i7-8559U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 28 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8300H and Intel Core i5-8300H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H left arrow Coffee Lake U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow BGA 1528
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8300H and Intel Core i7-8559U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
397
Intel Core i5-8300H
431
Intel Core i7-8559U
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1689
Intel Core i5-8300H
1572
Intel Core i7-8559U
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
169
Intel Core i5-8300H
184
Intel Core i7-8559U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
795
Intel Core i5-8300H
675
Intel Core i7-8559U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
966
Intel Core i5-8300H
1103
Intel Core i7-8559U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3401
Intel Core i5-8300H
3721
Intel Core i7-8559U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
422
Intel Core i5-8300H
922
Intel Core i7-8559U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
9177
Intel Core i5-8300H
12220
Intel Core i7-8559U

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