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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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:
2173rd fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
1849th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
514th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5797

Single Thread Rating

2006

Samples: 9574*
*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	20,616 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,428 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,826 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,933 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,603 KBytes/Sec
Physics	450 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,645 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,006 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,268
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,632
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,768
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,013
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,600
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,395
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,797

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.29
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.05
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,506
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,024
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,588
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		2,006

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3259901 - Feb 03 2026		5525
BL3259413 - Feb 03 2026		4401
BL3258737 - Feb 02 2026		6307
BL3258701 - Feb 02 2026		3411
BL3258695 - Feb 02 2026		5509

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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		5,797
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,499 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,816 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,188 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,107 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		5,801 (+0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,028 (+21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,828 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,159 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		7,007 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,883 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U		6,599 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U		5,967 (+2.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,431
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,999
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,919
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,865
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,772
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		7,148
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,751
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz		749

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