Intel Atom x7425E vs Intel Core i7-8559U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7425E and Intel Core i7-8559U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x7425E

Intel Core i7-8559U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7425E

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 3 April 2018
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8559U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2514 vs 1970
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8339 vs 5502

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2514 vs 1970
PassMark - CPU mark	8339 vs 5502

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7425E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8559U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

2514

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5502

8339

Name	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i7-8559U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	2514
PassMark - CPU mark	5502	8339
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1095
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3731
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1285
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7195
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1285
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7195

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x7425E	Intel Core i7-8559U
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	3 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$58
Place in performance rating	1266	1283
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		i7-8559U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)