Intel Core i7 8550U vs Intel Core i7 6500U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-8550U
i7-6500U
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
HD Graphics 520
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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1.7 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
2
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
3.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
2
Total Thread Count
8
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
—
Multiplier
18x
—
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
192
—
Texture Units
24
—
Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
12
12
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
979
719
Cinebench R23
2,960
2,072
Geekbench 6
1,153
1,027
Geekbench 5
966
742
Geekbench 6
2,890
2,074
Geekbench 5
2,960
1,655
Blender
56
22
Passmark CPU
2,059
1,695
Passmark CPU
5,894
3,261
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.