Intel Core i7-1365U vs Intel Core i7-5500U

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Intel Core i7-1365U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-5500U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-1365U or Intel Core i7-5500U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-1365U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1365U was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i7-5500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5500U was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core i 1300P/1300U (29) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
13 Generation 5
Raptor Lake U Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-1265U Predecessor Intel Core i7-4500U
-- Successor Intel Core i7-6500U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1365U has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1365U is 1.80 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-5500U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5500U is at 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-1365U Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
10 Cores 2
12 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (5.20 GHz)
2x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz)
1.30 GHz (3.90 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-1365U Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-1365U or Intel Core i7-5500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
13 GPU Generation 8
10 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
96 Compute units 24
768 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-1365U can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-5500U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-1365U Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
96 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-1365U is 15 W, while the Intel Core i7-5500U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-1365U Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1365U is manufactured in 10 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-5500U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-1365U Characteristic Intel Core i7-5500U
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1365U (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U (43%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1365U (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U (22%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 5.20 GHz
1636 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
681 (42%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz
7852 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1737 (22%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 5.20 GHz
2164 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
956 (44%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz
7579 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1933 (26%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1993 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (18%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz
14925 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2762 (19%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 5.20 GHz
1872 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz
9325 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
860 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1365U
9,325 CB R23 MC @ 29 W
320 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-5500U
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