Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core i7-5500U
Summary
Intel Core i7-8550U
161%
Intel Core i7-5500U
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-8550U
141%
Intel Core i7-5500U
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-8550U
182%
Intel Core i7-5500U
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8550U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 41% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 82% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 61% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5500U |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8550U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8550U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-8550U | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| 64-bit | | | |
| Smart Cache | | | |
| ADX | | | |
| RDSEED | | | |
| PREFETCHW | | | |
| HTT | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-8550U | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Broadwell-U |
| Release Date | Sep 2017 | vs | unknown |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-8550U | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 620 | vs | Intel HD 5500 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-8550U | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-8550U | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel BGA1356 | vs | |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 105°C |
| Package |
FC-BGA1356 | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-8550U | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 1800 MHz | vs | 2400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 3000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 15 W |
Intel Core i7-8550U
4800 points
Intel Core i7-5500U
3360 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-8550U
10368 points
Intel Core i7-5500U
6451 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-8550U
526
Intel Core i7-5500U
289
points - higher is better
points - higher is better