Intel Core i7-5550U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i7-5550U 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 i7-5550U. 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 i7-5550U. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i7-5550U |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 5000U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 5 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i7-5550U 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: | 2.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | 2.90 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i7-5550U 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 6000 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.00 GHz |
| Execution units: | 48 |
| Shader: | 384 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8 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: | DDR3-1866 |
| 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 / PBP): | 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 i7-5550U 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 i7-5550U 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.
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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AMD A12-9720P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz |
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AMD FX-9800P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13600HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-13600K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12700TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 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 i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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 i7-5550U
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 i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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 i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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 i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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 i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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 i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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 Pentium G4600
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G4600T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7100H
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 0.95 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5350U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5650U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Benchmarks
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
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Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
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Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
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