Intel Core i7 8550U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
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Processor Number
i7-8550U
325
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
Graphics 4 Xe3
Generation
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Intel Core Ultra Series 3
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
2 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
FCBGA2540
Power Consumption
15 W
12-25 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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55 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18x
21
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
256 K per core
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L3 Cache
8 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
LPDDR5X-7467,DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
119.5 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
2450 MHz
Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
4
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
12
12
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
979
1,800
Cinebench R23
2,960
8,604
Geekbench 6
1,153
2,313
Geekbench 5
966
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Geekbench 6
2,890
8,957
Geekbench 5
2,960
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Blender
56
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Passmark CPU
2,059
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Passmark CPU
5,894
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Cinebench 2024
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95
Cinebench 2024
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484
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.