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Intel Core i7-5500U
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i7-5500U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3.5 (24 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-05-03

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i7-5500U was once a valued processor for mobile devices. It was based on the Broadwell U architecture. It was manufactured using Intel's then-modern 14-nanometer manufacturing process. This technology enabled remarkable energy efficiency. This was particularly advantageous for notebooks.

Battery life benefited significantly from this. Another advantage was the integrated graphics solution, the Intel HD Graphics 5500. It offered sufficient performance for everyday applications. Streaming videos or light image editing were also easily possible. With 4 MB Level 3 Cache, the processor could quickly provide data.

This supported a smooth workflow in many scenarios. Even though it is no longer the youngest, the Intel Core i7-5500U still delivers reliable performance. It is well suited for office work or surfing the Internet. It was a solid choice for users who valued a balanced mix of performance and efficiency.

Energy-efficient 14-nm manufacturing
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500
Reliable performance for everyday tasks

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 554 / 834
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 570 / 832
In segment Notebook

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

959

2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz

957

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

956

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

951

2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

950

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

1,937

4C / 8T · 2.50 GHz

1,934

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,933

2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz

1,911

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

1,889

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

684

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

684

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

681

4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

676

4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

676

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,746

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

1,741

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,737

2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz

1,736

2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

1,725

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel HD Graphics 4600

368

Intel HD Graphics 4600

368

Intel HD Graphics 5500

365

Intel HD Graphics 630

365

Intel UHD Graphics 615

365

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

875

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

865

2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

860

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

855

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

835

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

124 cb

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

124 cb

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

123 cb

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

122 cb

4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz

122 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

312 cb

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

312 cb

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

307 cb

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

306 cb

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

305 cb

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group	Intel Core i 5000U (16)
Architecture	Broadwell U
Technology	14 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1168
Generation	5
Predecessor	Intel Core i7-4500U Q3/2013
Successor	Intel Core i7-6500U Q3/2015

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	2x
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	2.90 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	4.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU frequency	0.30 - 0.95 GHz
CUs / Shader	24 / 192
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	16 GB
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q1/2015

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	16 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q1/2015
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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