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Intel Core i7-5550U
Benchmarks & Specs

Last updated: 2025-07-25

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i7-5550U was once an important processor for mobile devices. It was based on the then-innovative Broadwell U architecture, which was specifically designed for mobile use. This chip was manufactured using Intel's then-advanced 14-nm process. This combination enabled a very good balance of performance and power consumption.

Particularly noteworthy is its suitability for energy-efficient, slim laptop designs of the time. This made it ideal for use in Ultrabooks and compact systems. With the integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000, it masters everyday graphics requirements. Watching movies or light image editing are easily possible.

The existing 4 MB Level 3 Cache supports the overall working speed of the system. Even if the technology is no longer the latest, the Intel Core i7-5550U still offers solid performance. It is still well suited for common office applications and smooth web browsing. We believe it shows how well older hardware can still serve today.

For many users, this reliable processor is still perfectly adequate.

Energy-efficient mobile processor
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000
Good for Office and Web applications

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 554 / 834
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 565 / 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 · 2.60 GHz

1,947

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

1,945

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,941

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

1,937

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

1,937

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 · 2.80 GHz

1,752

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

1,750

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,746

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

1,741

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

1,737

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)

782

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)

782

Intel HD Graphics 6000

768

AMD Radeon 820M

758

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)

742

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

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 i7-4550U Q3/2013
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	2x
Frequency:	2.00 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 6000
GPU frequency	0.30 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader	48 / 384
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	8 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
DDR3-1866	29.9 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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