Intel Core i7-5500U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i7-5500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1168 socket and was released in Q1/2015.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-5500U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-5500U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i7-5500U |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 5000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 5 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | Intel Core i7-6500U |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i7-5500U can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | 2.90 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.95 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 16 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Direct X: | 11.2 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2015 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 2.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i7-5500U as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1168 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 4.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Broadwell U |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q1/2015 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-5500U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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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Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 3.40 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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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P70
8C 8T @ 1.90 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 2 Quad Q9400
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200H
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.30 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 i3-4340
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz |
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MediaTek Dimensity 800
ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.95 GHz |
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MediaTek Dimensity 800U
ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6102E
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100E
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7Y57
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.95 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 i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X4 B99
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 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 i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570R
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.70 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 Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 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 i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 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 i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. 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 i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4785T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G3450
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-3220
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.|
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Intel Core i3-8145U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5600U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7400T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7400
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
435 entries
435 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
625 entries
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Cinebench R20 (MC)
572 entries
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,614 entries
1,614 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,601 entries
1,601 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
212 entries
212 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
716 entries
716 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,829 entries
1,829 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
44 entries
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
105 entries
105 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
211 entries
211 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
188 entries
188 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
211 entries
211 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,094 entries
1,094 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,089 entries
1,089 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
835 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
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