Intel Core i7-8559U vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,250

Rank #657

vs
5,669

Rank #378

5,250
5,669

Xeon E3-1280 v6 wins by 7.4% (Rank #657 vs #378)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,550

Rank #516

vs
6,040

Rank #253

5,550
6,040

Xeon E3-1280 v6 wins by 8.1% (Rank #516 vs #253)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,800

Rank #842

vs
5,113

Rank #561

4,800
5,113

Xeon E3-1280 v6 wins by 6.1% (Rank #842 vs #561)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,743

Rank #590

vs
4,732

Rank #603

4,743
4,732

Core i7-8559U wins by 0.2% (Rank #590 vs #603)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,703

Rank #669

vs
4,748

Rank #609

4,703
4,748

Xeon E3-1280 v6 wins by 0.9% (Rank #669 vs #609)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,828

Rank #536

vs
4,813

Rank #555

4,828
4,813

Core i7-8559U wins by 0.3% (Rank #536 vs #555)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon E3-1280 v6 Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
8
0%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
3,900 MHz
-30.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,500 MHz
4,200 MHz
+6.7%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
27x
39x
-30.8%
L1 Cache
256 KB
256 KB
0%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
1 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
8 MiB
0%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
64 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
36 GB/s
0%
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
28 W
72 W
61.1% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon E3-1280 v6
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Xeon
Series i7-8000 E3-1200
Model Number i7-8559U E3-1280
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake Kaby Lake
Core Name Coffee Lake U Kaby Lake DT
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 142 158
Socket BGA1356 LGA-1151
Package FCBGA-1528 FCLGA-1151
Chipset 300 Sunrise Point and Union Point
Memory Type DDR4-2400 and LPDDR3-2133 DDR3L-1866 and DDR4-2400
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1 --
Market Segment Mobile Server
Release Price $431.00 $612.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8559U
Intel
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Intel

Family

Core i7-8559U
Core
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Xeon

Series

Core i7-8559U
i7-8000
Xeon E3-1280 v6
E3-1200

Model Number

Core i7-8559U
i7-8559U
Xeon E3-1280 v6
E3-1280

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8559U
Coffee Lake
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Kaby Lake

Core Name

Core i7-8559U
Coffee Lake U
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Kaby Lake DT

Core Family

Core i7-8559U
6
Xeon E3-1280 v6
6

Core Model

Core i7-8559U
142
Xeon E3-1280 v6
158

Socket

Core i7-8559U
BGA1356
Xeon E3-1280 v6
LGA-1151

Package

Core i7-8559U
FCBGA-1528
Xeon E3-1280 v6
FCLGA-1151

Chipset

Core i7-8559U
300
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Sunrise Point and Union Point

Memory Type

Core i7-8559U
DDR4-2400 and LPDDR3-2133
Xeon E3-1280 v6
DDR3L-1866 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Core i7-8559U
No
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8559U
3.0
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8559U
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

Market Segment

Core i7-8559U
Mobile
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Server

Release Price

Core i7-8559U
$431.00
Xeon E3-1280 v6
$612.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8559U
Yes
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon E3-1280 v6
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 123 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-8559U
14 nm
Xeon E3-1280 v6
14 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8559U
123 mm²
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-8559U
Intel
Xeon E3-1280 v6
Intel

Technology

Core i7-8559U
CMOS
Xeon E3-1280 v6
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-8559U
64-bit
Xeon E3-1280 v6
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8559U
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1280 v6
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon E3-1280 v6
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 655 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz --
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-8559U
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-8559U
Intel
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8559U
1200 MHz
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

Execution Units

Core i7-8559U
48
Xeon E3-1280 v6
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8559U Xeon E3-1280 v6
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
MWT
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64