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Intel Core i7-8559U vs Intel Core i7-9850H vs Intel Xeon E-2276M

Intel Core i7-8559U

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The Intel Core i7-8559U is a quad-core SoC for notebooks based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced in April 2018. Compared to its predecessor Core i7-7567U, the CPU is now a quad-core with Hyperthreading support for the execution of up to 8 threads simultaneously. The base frequency is 2.7 GHz, but the Turbo goes all the way up to 4.5 GHz. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 GPU with 128 MB eDRAM, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to faster Core i5 models with eDRAM and 28 Watts, the i5-8559U features 8 MB smart cache and the fastest clock of the Iris Plus GPU.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Kaby Lake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

Clocked at up to 4.5 GHz, the Core i7-8559U is currently the fastest quad core ULV from Intel. Whether these speeds can be maintained in practice depends on the cooling capabilities of the laptop, but the performance should be above the Core i7-8650U due to the increased TDPConsidering the clocks of the Core i7-8559U, its performance should be between the 15W models Core i5-8350U and Core i7-8550U. The i5-8259U should still be faster than the i7-8550U in practice thanks to the increased TDP, especially during sustained workloads.

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 655 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Coffee Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-1200 MHz  and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 930M or 940MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Plus 650, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm++ process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel specifies the TDP with 28 Watts, which can be reduced to 23 Watts (cTDP Down) depending on the usage scenario. The TDP is pretty high compared to the common 15-Watt TDP for quad-core processors, but allows a better utilization of CPU and GPU Turbo.

Intel Core i7-9850H

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The Intel Core i7-9850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.6 GHz (4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i7-8850H, the 9850H offers only improved clock rates.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. Compared to the i7-8850H, the performance improved only slightly.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Intel Xeon E-2276M

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The Intel Xeon E-2276M is a high-end processor for professional laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture. The processor clocks at between 2.8 - 4.7 GHz and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading / SMT. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the similar consumer Core i7-9850H, the mobile Xeon offers support for ECC main memory and clocks 100-200 MHz higher.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

The Xeon E-2276M is a high end processor in 2019 and therefore well suited for all tasks. Thanks to the high Turbo Boost, the single core performance is also very good. Long term performance however is very depending on good cooling and proper TDP settings and differs therefore for each laptop.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics P630 iGPU is the same as the old Intel HD Graphics P630 and the only difference to the UHD Graphics 630 in the consumer models are the professional drivers.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the Xeon is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions.

ModelIntel Core i7-8559UIntel Core i7-9850HIntel Xeon E-2276M
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-UCoffee Lake-HCoffee Lake-H
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H
Intel Core i7-8559U « 2.7 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8557U1.7 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8269U2.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8279U2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8259U2.3 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8257U1.4 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8109U3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H « 2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M « 2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock2700 - 4500 MHz2600 - 4600 MHz2800 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 Cache8 MB12 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 86 / 126 / 12
TDP28 Watt45 Watt45 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1440
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE 4.2Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (300 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics P630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8559U
32.7 pt (45%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-9850H
32.9 pt (46%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - E-2276M
34.1 pt (47%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
466 Points (52%)
min: 425     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (49%)     max: 454 Points
484 Points (54%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
1691 Points (4%)
min: 1800     avg: 2114     median: 2114 (5%)     max: 2428 Points
min: 2700     avg: 2783     median: 2782.5 (7%)     max: 2865 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
798 Points (5%)
min: 1114     avg: 1205     median: 1230 (8%)     max: 1272 Points
min: 1205     avg: 1243     median: 1242.5 (8%)     max: 1280 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
188 Points (57%)
min: 192     avg: 193.8     median: 193 (58%)     max: 196.5 Points
min: 189     avg: 195     median: 195 (59%)     max: 201 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.3 Points (10%)
12.5 Points (16%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (54%)
2.1 Points (53%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7249 Points (44%)
7169 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
23215 Points (17%)
31938 Points (23%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
42090 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9224 Points (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
234.6 s (3%)
278 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6.5 s (1%)
8.3 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6656 Points (11%)
5621 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 22033     avg: 26302     median: 26301.5 (15%)     max: 30570 MIPS
min: 25786     avg: 29714     median: 31087 (18%)     max: 32268 MIPS
33994 MIPS (20%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4826     avg: 5499     median: 5498.5 (66%)     max: 6171 MIPS
min: 5020     avg: 5066     median: 5086 (61%)     max: 5092 MIPS
5214 MIPS (62%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
45.6 fps (16%)
68.3 fps (24%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
191.4 fps (44%)
201.3 fps (46%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.523     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (10%)     max: 5.9 fps
min: 7     avg: 8.4     median: 9 (16%)     max: 9.1 fps
9.7 fps (17%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
0.8 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.8 GB/s (14%)
1.2 GB/s (21%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5 GB/s (13%)
7.4 GB/s (19%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 650     avg: 666     median: 666 (5%)     max: 682 Seconds
min: 411     avg: 459.3     median: 415 (3%)     max: 552 Seconds
384 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (14%)
101%
1 E-2276M +
0.6 sec (13%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
8313 Points (18%)
min: 9137     avg: 10056     median: 10056 (21%)     max: 10975 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.3 s (2%)
8.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
18.7 s (1%)
18.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
464.1 s (2%)
467.6 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
24670 Points (22%)
min: 26292     avg: 34763     median: 37665 (33%)     max: 40333 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
9162 Points (25%)
min: 9987     avg: 11361     median: 11512 (31%)     max: 12585 Points
min: 12006     avg: 12568     median: 12568 (34%)     max: 13130 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
52765 Points (43%)
min: 54664     avg: 57802     median: 56870 (46%)     max: 61872 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
7377 Points (19%)
min: 8390     avg: 9853     median: 9841 (25%)     max: 11328 Points
10449 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
10418 Points (19%)
min: 14059     avg: 15802     median: 15330 (27%)     max: 18016 Points
16082 Points (29%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
3625 Points (15%)
min: 4588     avg: 5605     median: 5953 (25%)     max: 6275 Points
6343 Points (27%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
723 Points (31%)
1150 Points (49%)
1303 Points (55%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
3660 Points (7%)
5270 Points (9%)
6595 Points (12%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1150 Points (5%)
min: 1135     avg: 1169     median: 1169 (5%)     max: 1203 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4440 Points (14%)
min: 5353     avg: 5620     median: 5619.5 (18%)     max: 5886 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5372     avg: 5384     median: 5383.5 (54%)     max: 5395 Points
min: 5320     avg: 5509     median: 5594 (56%)     max: 5614 Points
5218 Points (52%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17702     avg: 18095     median: 18095 (20%)     max: 18488 Points
min: 18098     avg: 22010     median: 23715 (26%)     max: 24218 Points
24150 Points (27%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5376 Points (73%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
20077 Points (49%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
16848 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4494 Points (67%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
9111 Points (73%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
10023 Points (91%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
16013 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
15397 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
13909 Points (36%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1010     avg: 1018     median: 1015 (1%)     max: 1028 ms
100%
1 E-2276M +
784 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 38630     avg: 39090     median: 39091 (35%)     max: 39548 Points
144%
1 E-2276M +
56114 Points (50%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 E-2276M +
220 Points (46%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
74.2 Watt (14%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
10.8 Points per Watt (8%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8559U → 100% n=16

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-9850H → 128% n=16

Average Benchmarks Intel Xeon E-2276M → 139% n=16

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