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:
1724th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
1425th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
412th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5897

Single Thread Rating

2044

Samples: 7424*
*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	21,012 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,689 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,047 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,961 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75,150 KBytes/Sec
Physics	454 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,686 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,044 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	2018 Newest Lenovo Business Flagship Laptop 15.6" Anti-Glare Touchscreen, Intel 8th Gen i7-8550U Quad-Core Processor, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, DVD-RW, Webcam, HDMI, Dolby Audio, 802.11ac, Windows 10	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Yoga 2-in-1 Laptop, 13.9" FHD Touchscreen Display, Intel i7-8550U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Type-C, Win10	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2018 HP Pavilion 15.6 Inch Notebook Laptop Computer (Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, B&O Play Dual Speakers, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 4GB, HD Webcam, Windows 10)	$999.99 (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	$979.99 (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	$863.62 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,897

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.26
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		2,044

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2249963 - Nov 19 2024		6004
BL2249849 - Nov 19 2024		1924
BL2249792 - Nov 19 2024		1910
BL2249576 - Nov 19 2024		6286
BL2249184 - Nov 18 2024		4124

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,897
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,543 (+11.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,825 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,260 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,215 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		5,866 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,143 (+21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,940 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,367 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,160 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,121 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,909 (+17.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,669 (+13.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,115
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,004
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,917
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,814
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,270
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		759

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