Intel Core i7-8560U: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core i7-8560U sales 1 October 2018. This is a Whiskey Lake-U architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 1528 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt. It supports DDR3, DDR4 memory.
Primary details
Core i7-8560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Architecture codename | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) | |
| Release date | 1 October 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-8560U compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1528 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-8560U's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-8560U.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-8560U, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-8560U in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 15 configurations using Core i7-8560U in our database.
