Intel Core i7-8550U
Opinion and specs

Specs

Model i7-8550U
Manufacturer Intel
Core voltage (AC) Intel Core i7-8550U (1.8GHz), 8GB DDR4, 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD, 39.6 cm (15.6") ComfyView Full HD 1920 x 1080 LED, NVIDIA GeForce MX150 2GB, WLAN 802.11ac, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Home 64-bit V
Front side bus 800 MHz
Family Intel® Core™ i7
Socket BGA 1356
System bus rate 4 GT/s
Motherboard chipset Intel SoC
Boost frequency 4 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
Frequency 1,8 GHz
Cache 8 MB
Lithography 14 nm
Operating modes 64-bit
Stepping Y0
Bus type OPI
Codename Kaby Lake R
ECC supported by processor N
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 W
Series Intel Core i3-6000 Mobile Processor Series
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes 12
PCI Express slots version 3.0
PCI Express configurations 1x2+2x1,1x4,2x2,4x1
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Tcase 100 °C
Tjunction 100 °C
Configurable TDP-down frequency 0,8 GHz
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio) 1
Cache type Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-up frequency 2 GHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W

Opinion

The Intel Core i7-8550U processor has a total power of 10.02% over its competitors.

The average retail price of laptops with this processor is 819$.

In the 800$ range you have more powerful and cheaper alternatives based on their minimum price:

Model Performance No. of laptops
with it
Minimum price Average price Maximum price
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
78.63%
2 539$ 584$ 629$
Intel Core i7-13650HX
54.22%
5 799$ 1331.4$ 2139$
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
48.99%
5 750.78$ 1281.07$ 1583.42$
Intel Core i9-12900H
48.03%
33 629$ 2484.54$ 5499$
Intel Core i7-13800H
46.16%
8 654.8$ 1789.52$ 2127.16$
Intel Core i7-12700H
44.61%
94 489.99$ 1692.87$ 3334.34$
Intel Core i5-13450HX
42.11%
2 739$ 1209$ 1679$
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
39.91%
17 229$ 1116.85$ 2009.99$
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
38.78%
2 729.99$ 849.5$ 969$
Intel Core i5-12600H
38.43%
5 731.77$ 1300.5$ 2899.99$
Intel Core i5-13500H
38.43%
7 529$ 966.69$ 1954$
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
38.32%
14 629$ 1918.39$ 3339$
Intel Core i9-11950H
36.28%
12 739$ 3007.63$ 4119$
Intel Core i5-12500H
36.26%
21 492.36$ 1078.65$ 1919$
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
35.72%
44 532.5$ 2008.25$ 4459$
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
35.24%
32 759$ 1325.21$ 2109.93$
Intel Core i7-11800H
35.04%
109 389.99$ 1949.09$ 5599.48$
Intel Core i7-11850H
35.03%
47 257$ 1997.19$ 3870.77$
Intel Core i5-1250P
34.42%
14 640.03$ 1073.77$ 1858.95$
Intel Core i5-13420H
32.11%
4 675$ 936.25$ 1229$
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
32.05%
1 670$ 670$ 670$
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
32.01%
15 367.99$ 796.38$ 1489.59$
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
31.49%
12 247.99$ 1397.87$ 2539$
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
31.18%
15 489$ 1020.82$ 3819$
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
29.55%
7 625$ 1177.04$ 1834.08$
Intel Core i5-12450H
29.45%
15 570$ 911.21$ 1435.95$
Intel Core i5-1240P
29.26%
38 486$ 1007.16$ 2299.99$
Intel Core i7-1260P
29.09%
72 538$ 1346.73$ 3649$
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
29.05%
21 549$ 1457.05$ 3319$
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
28.99%
3 455$ 584.99$ 799.99$
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
28.91%
41 549$ 2268.42$ 3709$
AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
28.66%
1 559.99$ 559.99$ 559.99$
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
28.34%
21 569$ 1227.51$ 2119$
Intel Core i5-1335U
28.18%
98 145.26$ 1089.93$ 4069$
Intel Core i7-10700
27.94%
1 569.99$ 569.99$ 569.99$
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
27.84%
18 469$ 677.39$ 1019.67$
Intel Core i5-11500H
27.41%
9 669.77$ 1690.26$ 3579$
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
26.82%
43 438.99$ 1698.33$ 3489$
Intel Core i5-11400H
26.69%
32 560.7$ 1316.86$ 3229$
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
26.19%
10 279$ 1410.11$ 2789$
Intel Core i7-1355U
25.99%
76 359.99$ 1347.76$ 4999$
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
25.76%
8 699.77$ 1031.43$ 1563.35$
Intel Core i5-1345U
25.68%
41 629.99$ 1403.48$ 2533.91$
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
25.45%
24 250$ 752.21$ 2639$
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
25.23%
37 497.42$ 1179.44$ 2789$
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
24.68%
6 724.71$ 1053.4$ 1337.24$
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
24.52%
8 499.9$ 1169.93$ 2789$
Intel Core i7-1265U
23.84%
78 481.96$ 1464.96$ 3150$
Intel Core i7-1255U
23.27%
76 296.99$ 1191.29$ 3049$
Intel Core i5-1235U
22.94%
109 343$ 949.22$ 3279$
Intel Core i5-1245U
22.88%
48 549$ 1179.96$ 2499$
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
22.80%
1 749$ 749$ 749$
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
22.73%
15 489.99$ 815.42$ 999$
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
22.17%
74 429.99$ 1670.54$ 3739$
Intel Xeon W-10855M
21.77%
4 699.77$ 2314.44$ 3359$
Intel Core i3-1315U
21.64%
8 348$ 614.39$ 833.5$
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
21.59%
14 359.9$ 994.21$ 2729$
Intel Core i7-10750H
20.27%
65 759$ 1754.25$ 3999.99$
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
20.04%
3 699.99$ 1219.15$ 1851.54$
AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
19.39%
2 685.33$ 687.17$ 689$
Intel Core i5-10500H
19.08%
6 660$ 1400.76$ 2615$
Intel Core i7-1195G7
18.60%
21 528.19$ 1298.43$ 2999$
Intel Core i5-11300H
18.58%
14 639$ 1543.55$ 3679$
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
18.56%
13 531.26$ 888.36$ 2769$
Intel Core i7-9750H
18.48%
17 799$ 1356.83$ 3299$
Intel Core i3-1215U
18.40%
19 240.37$ 694.42$ 2099.99$
Intel Core i7-1185G7
17.83%
81 672.99$ 1442.25$ 3719$
Intel Core i7-1165G7
17.47%
165 491.98$ 1702.73$ 5594.43$
Intel Core i5-1155G7
17.39%
15 345.69$ 985.65$ 2189$
Intel Core i3-N305
17.04%
5 249$ 444.7$ 603.26$
Intel Core i5-1145G7
16.85%
37 449.99$ 1021.08$ 2859$
Intel Core i7-8750H
16.82%
1 800$ 800$ 800$
Intel Core i5-1135G7
16.69%
209 347.98$ 1273.04$ 4719$
Intel Core i3-1125G4
16.46%
3 639.99$ 712.46$ 822.49$
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
16.43%
11 329.99$ 1888.18$ 3309$
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
16.03%
10 329.99$ 511.01$ 936.51$
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
15.78%
1 409$ 409$ 409$
Intel Core i7-1160G7
15.58%
13 485$ 1487.34$ 2899$
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
15.25%
6 299.93$ 922.79$ 3879$
Intel Core i5-1130G7
14.62%
6 749.99$ 2355.83$ 3059$
Intel Core i5-10400H
14.37%
4 748.99$ 1287.25$ 1639$
Intel Core i3-N300
14.33%
1 789.18$ 789.18$ 789.18$
Intel Core i5-10300H
14.33%
18 459$ 1047.92$ 3609$
Intel Core i7-1065G7
14.19%
36 519$ 1422.56$ 3311.43$
Intel Core i5-1035G7
14.06%
4 499.99$ 603.99$ 797.98$
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
13.81%
4 724.99$ 1430.99$ 1999.99$
Intel Core i5-1035G4
13.50%
3 360$ 463.33$ 599.99$
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
13.22%
1 749.99$ 749.99$ 749.99$
Intel Core i5-9300H
12.91%
12 599.95$ 818.82$ 1469$
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
12.63%
4 309.99$ 558.23$ 799.99$
Intel Core i5-1035G1
12.60%
39 324.99$ 673.05$ 3049$
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
12.17%
3 571.32$ 1056.75$ 1498.95$
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
12.15%
16 495$ 851.86$ 1888$
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
11.79%
12 399$ 764.07$ 1799$
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
11.74%
1 588$ 588$ 588$
Intel Core i7-10610U
11.51%
54 499$ 1373.15$ 2999$
AMD Ryzen 5 3450u
11.37%
5 379$ 1607.2$ 3579$
Intel Core i7-10510U
11.21%
60 399$ 1344.81$ 3959$
Intel Core i5-10310U
10.89%
29 399$ 1001.45$ 2509$
Intel Core i5-8365U
10.55%
3 699$ 933$ 1300$
Intel Core i5-8350U
10.54%
2 592$ 640.5$ 689$
Intel Core i5-10210U
10.51%
86 189.99$ 1163.2$ 3449$
Intel Core i7-8565U
10.37%
5 699$ 1074.58$ 1925.99$
Intel Core i3-1115G4
10.37%
83 199$ 1401$ 4089$
Intel Core i5-8265U
10.19%
14 549$ 920.18$ 1479.99$

Laptops with Intel Core i7-8550U:

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