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:
1910th fastest in multithreading out of 5135 CPUs
1608th fastest in single threading out of 5135 CPUs
467th fastest in out of 1488 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5848

Single Thread Rating

2025

Samples: 8344*
*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	20,811 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,557 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,934 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,947 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	74,396 KBytes/Sec
Physics	452 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,669 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,025 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of May 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)
	Dell Inspiron 5579 2-in-1 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, Gray	$998.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Laptop Computer, 15.6 Inch FHD Business Laptop Notebook PC, Intel 10-Core i7,Windows 11 Pro, 64GB RAM 1TB SSD+512GB Docking Set,Office Lifetime,10-Key Number Pad,WiFi6	$844.00 (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	$799.93 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Thinkpad X280 -Intel corei7-8550U -(1.80GHz, 8MB)- 12.5 1366x768 - 16GB - 512GB SSD- Intel UHD 620 -Win10 Pro 64.	$1189.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,139
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,860
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,091
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,280
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,666
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,709
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,568
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,848

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.86
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.96
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
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 24th of May 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		3,049
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,919
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,650
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,634
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		2,025

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2643688 - May 22 2025		5139
BL2643625 - May 22 2025		6800
BL2642924 - May 22 2025		6084
BL2642560 - May 22 2025		4704
BL2642074 - May 22 2025		5786

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 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,848
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,511 (+11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,822 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,204 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,144 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		5,822 (-0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,100 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,869 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,278 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,163 (+22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,994 (+19.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,889 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,627 (+13.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,756
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,742
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,171
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,738
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,063
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,951
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,787
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,776
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,772
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		754

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