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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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:
2205th fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
1883rd fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
524th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5798
Single Thread Rating
2006

Samples: 9740*
*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 Math20,619 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,427 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,828 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,933 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression73,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics450 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,647 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,006 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,220
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,605
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,738
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 17,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,459
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,382
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
 5,798
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.19
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.03
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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,885
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,391
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
BL3332929 - Mar 07 2026
5985
BL3332792 - Mar 07 2026
6766
BL3331916 - Mar 06 2026
4501
BL3331209 - Mar 06 2026
4673
BL3331202 - Mar 06 2026
4673
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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
 5,798
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,490 (+11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,811 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i7-8650U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,189 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,102 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 5,802 (+0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 7,020 (+21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,820 (+17.6%)
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
 6,992 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,884 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 6,601 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i7-8565U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-8550U
 5,962 (+2.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,360
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,708
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
 7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,892
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
 6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,698
Intel Core i7-8550U @ 1.80GHz
 749