Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 5 150
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Oct 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Processor Number
i7-8550U
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
Radeon 660M
Generation
-
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3+ (Rembrandt))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
6 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
FP7
Power Consumption
15 W
35-54 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Foundry
-
TSMC
Die Size
-
210 mm²
Package
-
FP7r2
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4.55 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18x
33
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-4800,LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
32 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1900 MHz
Shader Units
192
384
Texture Units
24
24
Raster Operation Units
3
16
Execution Units
24
6
Power Consumption
15 W
15
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
979
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Cinebench R23
2,960
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Geekbench 6
1,153
2,008
Geekbench 5
966
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Geekbench 6
2,890
8,447
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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