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Core i7-8559U vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-8559U vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-8559U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1636 days newer than Core i7-8559U.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-8559U - 99 vs 86 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8559U - 32 vs 8 threads
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo
Core i7-8559U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

86

87%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.04/FPS

100%

Price, $

$499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 222 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo
Core i7-8559U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo
Core i7-8559U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1337

46%

Multi-Core

4138

21%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo

Core i7-8559U

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1356SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
Not AvailableTDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
27.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Iris Pro PlusIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-8559U or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

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