Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core i9-7920X
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i7-5500U or Intel Core i9-7920X - 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 i7-5500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5500U was released in Q1/2015. The Intel Core i9-7920X has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7920X was released in Q3/2017. |
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| Intel Core i7 (298) | Family | Intel Core i9 (78) |
| Intel Core i 5000U (16) | CPU group | Intel Core i 7000X (9) |
| 5 | Generation | 7 |
| Broadwell U | Architecture | Skylake X |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| Intel Core i7-4500U | Predecessor | -- |
| Intel Core i7-6500U | Successor | Intel Core i9-9920X |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i7-5500U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-7920X has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.30 GHz). |
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| Intel Core i7-5500U | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7920X |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
| 3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.30 GHz |
| 2.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 5500 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.95 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 8 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 14 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 24 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 16 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11.2 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 5500 | GPU | no iGPU |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i7-5500U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7920X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core i7-5500U | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7920X |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 85.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | 44 |
| 6.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 43.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-5500U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i9-7920X is 165 W. |
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| Intel Core i7-5500U | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7920X |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i7-5500U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-7920X cache has a total of 16.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i7-5500U | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7920X |
| 14 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, AVX-512 |
| BGA 1168 | Socket | LGA 2066 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| -- | Release price | 1189 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i7-5500U | Intel Core i9-7920X |
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