Intel Core i7-5550U

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 5000U
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
5
Name
Intel Core i7-5550U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
2.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
11.2
Execution units
48
Generation
8
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 6000
GPU Turbo
1000 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
16 GB
Release date
Q1/2015
Shader
384
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
Decode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
12
PCIe version
2.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Broadwell U
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q1/2015
Socket
BGA 1168
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5550U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

667 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

702 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

391 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

455 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

524 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

417 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

510 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

103 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

773 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-5550U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

123

Intel Core i7-5550U

124

Intel Core i5-4300M

124

Intel Core i5-4430

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

307

Intel Core i7-5550U

313

Intel Core i3-4350T

310

Intel Core i3-3250

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

768 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-5550U

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-5575R

806 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-5750HQ

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2994

Intel Core i7-5550U

3010

Intel Core i5-4340M

2999

Intel Core M-5Y71

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

6067

Intel Core i7-5550U

6089

Intel Core i5-5350U

6085

Intel Core i3-7130U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.43

Intel Core i7-5550U

1.44

Intel Core i7-4558U

1.44

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

3.31

Intel Core i7-5550U

3.33

AMD A10-7870K

3.32

AMD A10-5800K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

Intel Core i7-5550U

35.7

Intel Pentium G4600

35.7

Intel Pentium G4600T

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

4060

Intel Core i7-5550U

4112

AMD Phenom II X4 850

4112

AMD Phenom II X4 B99

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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