Intel Core i3 1215U vs Intel Core i7 8550U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2022
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-U
Kaby Lake R
Processor Number
i3-1215U
i7-8550U
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (64EU)
UHD Graphics 620
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
12x
18x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
10 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Threads
—
8
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
512
192
Texture Units
32
24
Raster Operation Units
16
3
Execution Units
64
24
Power Consumption
45 W
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
12
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,581
979
Cinebench R23
5,768
2,960
Geekbench 6
1,640
1,153
Geekbench 5
1,572
966
Geekbench 6
3,776
2,890
Geekbench 5
5,963
2,960
Blender
77
56
Passmark CPU
3,408
2,059
Passmark CPU
11,350
5,894
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.