Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs.

Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 5500

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 4 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 1882

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2749

Single Thread Rating: 1645
Samples: 4845*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,034
Thread: 1,533

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	9,184 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,980 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	709.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	246 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,379 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,645 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of November 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of November 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Asus Flip 15.6-Inch 2-in-1 Touchscreen Convertible Laptop Tablet (Intel Core i7-5500U 4M Cache, up to 3GHz, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 10 Home)	$655.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Y40-80 Laptop - 80FA002BUS Laptop Computer - Black - 5th Generation Intel Core i7-5500U (2.40GHz 1600MHz 4MB)	$459.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad W550s 20E20010US Notebook (Intel i7-5500U, 15.5-Inch 3K IPS Screen, NVIDIA Quadro K620M, 8GB, 256GB SSD Opal2, Intel 7265ac wifi and Bluetooth, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit)	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad W550s 20E2000YUS 15.6" LED Notebook - Intel Core i7 i7-5500U 2.40 GHz - 8 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - NVIDIA Quadro K620M - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 1920 x 1080 Display - Bluetooth	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2022 HP 15.6" FHD Laptop Computer, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7(Beats Intel i7-1065G7), 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Intel Iris X Graphics, HD Webcam, HDMI, Bluetooth, Win11, Silver, 32GB USB Card	$639.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 29th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,221
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,001
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,336
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,112
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,891
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,356
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,192
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,113
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,033
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,052
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,749

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.45
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.58
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,739
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,122
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,074
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,695
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,470
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,967
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		1,645

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1679534 - Nov 26 2022		2892
BL1679320 - Nov 25 2022		3016
BL1678325 - Nov 24 2022		2505
BL1676998 - Nov 22 2022		2332
BL1676702 - Nov 22 2022		3145

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
As of 29th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,749
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,008 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,974 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,745 (-0.1%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,589 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,509 (-8.7%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,236 (-18.7%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,126 (-22.7%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,729 (-0.7%)
AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,154 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,273 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,244 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,209 (+16.8%)

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