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:
1817th fastest in multithreading out of 5022 CPUs
1522nd fastest in single threading out of 5022 CPUs
433rd fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5865

Single Thread Rating

2032

Samples: 7969*
*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	20,873 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,601 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,973 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,952 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	74,690 KBytes/Sec
Physics	453 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,674 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,032 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th 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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	Dell XPS 13 9360 13.3" Laptop Silver Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz; Windows 10; 8GB RAM; 256GB SSD XPS9360-7173SLV	$799.99 (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	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Thinkpad X280 -Intel corei7-8550U -(1.80GHz, 8MB)- 12.5 1366x768 - 16GB - 512GB SSD- Intel UHD 620 -Win10 Pro 64.	$1597.11 (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	$866.30 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,123
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,937
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,193
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,371
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,832
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,738
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,738
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,645
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,865

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.12
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.21
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.19
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 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,056
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,038
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,662
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,643
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,605
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,412
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		2,032

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2474704 - Mar 12 2025		5331
BL2474462 - Mar 12 2025		5662
BL2474362 - Mar 11 2025		4684
BL2474278 - Mar 11 2025		4882
BL2473978 - Mar 11 2025		4326

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 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,865
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,515 (+11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,853 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,207 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,145 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		5,838 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,115 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,882 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,297 (+24.4%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,167 (+22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,038 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,900 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,709 (+14.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,222
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,085
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		6,904
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,867
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,844
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,796
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,527
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,161
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,158
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,157
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		756

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