Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core i3-8100

Intel Core i7-8550U
Intel BGA1356MOBILE
1800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i7-8550U
Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    101%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    110%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    100%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    113%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8550U

10% higher single threaded performance.
50 watts lower power draw.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

13% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i3-8100
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i3-8100
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketMobilevsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameKaby LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateSep 2017vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i3-8100
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 620vsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i3-8100
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i3-8100
SocketIntel BGA1356vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
Package FC-BGA1356vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i3-8100
Cpu Frequency1800 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP15 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    4320 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    10368 points
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    13440 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    526
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    598

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8550U (simulated)
    171.76
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    155

points - higher is better