Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4550U 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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 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: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4550U CPU @ 1.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3062nd fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
2874th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
717th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2291

Single Thread Rating

1276

Samples: 44*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,337
Thread: 1,328

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz

Integer Math	8,302 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,142 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,423 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	619.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	31,952 KBytes/Sec
Physics	234 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,791 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,276 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,835
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,067
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,730
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,651
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,696
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,546
Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz		2,291

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.80
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.89
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.14
Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz		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 17th of June 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		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,048
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,914
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,646
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,599
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,407
Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz		1,276

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2601544 - May 04 2025		2556
BL2597258 - May 02 2025		2198
BL1578327 - Jun 09 2022		2735
BL1567533 - May 18 2022		1239
BL1434771 - Aug 08 2021		2371

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz		2,291
AMD A8-6410 APU vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,772 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4550U		2,625 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4550U		2,313 (+0.9%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-4550U		2,061 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i3-4030U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,882 (-17.9%)
AMD A10 PRO-7350B APU vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,867 (-18.5%)
AMD A10-7300 APU vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,748 (-23.7%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,947 (-15.0%)
AMD GX-424CC SOC vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,819 (-20.6%)
AMD A8-7410 APU vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,814 (-20.8%)
AMD GX-420CA SOC vs Intel Core i7-4550U		1,785 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4550U		2,831 (+23.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,768
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,903
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,170
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,056
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,052
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,027
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,784
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,762
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,759
Intel Core i7-4550U @ 1.50GHz		438

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