Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-8550U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 620

Class: Laptop

Socket: FC-BGA1356

Clockspeed: 1.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 10 W

TDP Up: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz, Intel Core i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1835th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
1538th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
435th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5852

Single Thread Rating

2028

Samples: 8094*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,262
Thread: 2,131

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math	20,831 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,570 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,946 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,948 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	74,487 KBytes/Sec
Physics	452 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,666 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,028 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	HP X360 Full HD 15.6 Inch Touchscreen Laptop Computer (Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 2GB Radeon DSC 530, Backlit Keyboard, B&O Play Audio, Windows 10)	$590.00 (www.amazon.com)
	LG 15.6" gram Full HD IPS Touchscreen MIL-Spec Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-8550U 1.80GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, Dark Silver	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP - ENVY x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - HP Finish In Natural Silver	$966.30 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 14" ThinkPad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen Touchscreen LCD 2 in 1 Ultrabook Intel Core i7 (8th Gen) i7-8550U Quad-core (4 Core) 1.8GHz 8GB LPDDR3 256GB SSD Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (English) Black, 20LD001KUS	$1089.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Laptop Computer, 15.6 Inch FHD Business Laptop Notebook PC, Intel 10-Core i7 Laptop Windows 11 Pro, 64GB RAM 1TB SSD+512GB PSSD,Office Lifetime,Copilot AI,10-Key Number Pad,WiFi6	$1034.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,915
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,157
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,337
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,819
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,721
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,628
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,852

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.16
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,034
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,410
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		2,028

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2523058 - Apr 01 2025		1286
BL2523026 - Apr 01 2025		6441
BL2522962 - Apr 01 2025		1272
BL2522801 - Mar 31 2025		6695
BL2522066 - Mar 31 2025		6856

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,852
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,514 (+11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,849 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,202 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,141 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		5,833 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,108 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,881 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,282 (+24.4%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,165 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,009 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,895 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,655 (+13.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,450
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,164
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		755

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