Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core i7-8650U

Intel Core i7-8550U
Intel BGA1356MOBILE
1800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i7-8550U
Intel Core i7-8650U
Intel BGA1356MOBILE
1900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i7-8650U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    105%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    105%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8550U

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8650U

5% higher single threaded performance.
5% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 5% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-8650U

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8650U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8650U
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 i7-8650U
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketMobilevsMobile
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameKaby LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateSep 2017vsSep 2017

Cores

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8650U
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 620vsIntel UHD 620

Cache

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8650U
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 i7-8650U
SocketIntel BGA1356vsIntel BGA1356
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
Package FC-BGA1356vs FC-BGA1356
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8650U
Cpu Frequency1800 MHzvs1900 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP15 Wvs25 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    5040 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    10368 points
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    10944 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    526
  • Intel Core i7-8650U (simulated)
    555.22

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8550U (simulated)
    171.76
  • Intel Core i7-8650U (simulated)
    180.35

points - higher is better