We compared two 4-core laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8550U against the 1.6 GHz i5 8265U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 8265U and 8550U
Advantages of Intel Core i7 8550U
- Has 2048 KB larger L3 cache size
- 3% higher Turbo Boost frequency [4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz]
Advantages of Intel Core i5 8265U
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-2400 RAM
- Newer - released 1-year later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
Cinebench R23
Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 [Single-Core]
Cinebench R23 [Multi-Core]
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PassMark
Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU [Single-Core]
Passmark CPU [Multi-Core]
Integer math 21.1 GOps/sec 22.1 GOps/sec Floating point math 12.8 GOps/sec 13.5 GOps/sec Find prime numbers 22M Primes/sec 18M Primes/sec Random string sorting 10.2M Strings/sec 10.5M Strings/sec Data encryption 2 GBytes/sec 2 GBytes/sec Data compression 75.8 MBytes/sec 79.3 MBytes/sec Physics 455 Frames/sec 409 Frames/sec Extended instructions 4.7B Matrices/sec 5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 8550U and i5 8265U
General
Vendor Intel Intel Released August 21, 2017 August 28, 2018 Type Laptop Laptop instruction set x86-64 x86-64 Codename - Whiskey Lake Model number i7-8550U i5-8265U Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 620
CPU
Performance Cores P-Cores 4 4 P-Threads 8 8 Base Frequency [P] 1.8 GHz 1.6 GHz Turbo Boost Frequency [P] 4 GHz 3.9 GHz Total Total Cores 4 4 Total Threads 8 8 Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz Multiplier 18x 16x Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s 4 GT/s L1 Cache 64K [per core] 32K [per core] L2 Cache 256K [per core] 256K [per core] L3 Cache 8MB [shared] 6MB [shared] Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Fabrication process 14 nm 14 nm TDP [PL1] 15 W 15 W Socket BGA-1356 BGA-1528 Peak temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz GPU Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz Shading Units 192 192 TMUs 24 24 ROPs 3 3 Execution Units 24 24 TGP 15 W 15 W Max. Resolution 4096x2304 - 60 Hz 4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Memory Support
Memory types - DDR4-2400 - LPDDR3-2133 - DDR4-2400 - LPDDR3-2133 Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB Max. Memory Channels 2 2 Max. Memory Bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 37.5 GB/s ECC Support No No
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