Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Jan 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
Zen 2
Processor Number
i7-8550U
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
sTRX4
Power Consumption
15 W
280 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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19.2 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
64
Performance Core Threads
8
128
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
4
64
Total Thread Count
8
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18x
29x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
32 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
12
64
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
979
1,262
Cinebench R23
2,960
75,671
Geekbench 6
1,153
1,138
Geekbench 5
966
1,265
Geekbench 6
2,890
11,211
Geekbench 5
2,960
27,453
Blender
56
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Passmark CPU
2,059
2,564
Passmark CPU
5,894
80,316
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.