Intel Core i7-5557U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-5557U 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. The Intel Core i7-5557U scores 754 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,823 points.
Intel Core i7-5557U

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-5557U
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 5000U (16)
Architecture: Broadwell U
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 5
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i7-6567U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5557U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5557U is 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 3.40 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-5557U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-5557U uses the Intel Iris Graphics 6100, which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel Iris Graphics 6100
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 48
Shader: 384
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2015
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 8
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 16 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1866
29.9 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 28 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5557U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
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: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-5557U 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 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-4900MQ Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1064
Intel Core i5-6267U Intel Core i5-6267U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1052
Intel Core i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1050
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1047
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1046
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1046
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1045

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i5-4340M Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2227
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2214
Intel Core i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2197
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2187
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2168
Intel Core i7-3615QE Intel Core i7-3615QE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2162
Intel Core i7-6498DU Intel Core i7-6498DU
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2160

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.
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
758
Intel Core i5-7Y57 Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
757
Intel Core i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
755
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
754
Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
753
Intel Core i5-6360U Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
753
Intel Core i7-4722HQ Intel Core i7-4722HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
751

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.
Intel Core i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1846
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1834
Intel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1826
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1823
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1822
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1822
Intel Core i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1806

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.
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i3-12300HE Intel Core i3-12300HE
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i3-12300HL Intel Core i3-12300HL
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.15 GHz
883
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.10 GHz
845
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
845
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
845
Intel Core i3-1110G4 Intel Core i3-1110G4
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.10 GHz
845

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.
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3216
Intel Core i7-4600M Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3216
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3212
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3201
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3198
Intel Core i5-4330M Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3170
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3164

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.
Intel Core i5-6267U Intel Core i5-6267U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
140
Intel Core i5-6440EQ Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
140
Intel Core i7-5750HQ Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
140
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
139
Intel Core i3-8121U Intel Core i3-8121U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
139
Intel Core i7-4850HQ Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
139
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
138

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.
Intel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
376
Intel Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
375
Intel Core i5-7260U Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
362
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
360
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
360
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
359
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
357

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