| 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 |
The Intel Core i7-8550U processor has a total power of over its competitors.
The average retail price of laptops with this processor is 880.12$.
In the 900$ 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 | 2 | 619$ | 634$ | 649$ | |
| Intel Core i9-13900HX | 12 | 859.99$ | 2598.35$ | 3799.99$ | |
| Intel Core i7-13700HX | 11 | 379.99$ | 1849.47$ | 2899.62$ | |
| Intel Core i9-12950HX | 7 | 859.99$ | 3046.2$ | 5356.63$ | |
| Intel Core i9-12900H | 36 | 629$ | 2445.5$ | 5229.93$ | |
| Intel Core i7-13700H | 21 | 849.99$ | 1980.61$ | 4599$ | |
| Intel Core i7-12700H | 101 | 489.99$ | 1769.68$ | 4199$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | 5 | 824.33$ | 1239.46$ | 1499.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | 4 | 719$ | 1235.57$ | 1990$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS | 2 | 819$ | 981.5$ | 1144$ | |
| Intel Core i7-12650H | 20 | 499$ | 1318.89$ | 2559.49$ | |
| Intel Xeon W-11955M | 2 | 759.99$ | 4379$ | 7998$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS | 2 | 769.99$ | 874.5$ | 979$ | |
| Intel Core i5-13500H | 4 | 799.99$ | 1059.31$ | 1447.25$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | 14 | 629$ | 1763.51$ | 3339$ | |
| Intel Core i5-12500H | 16 | 429.99$ | 901.05$ | 1772.14$ | |
| Intel Core i9-11950H | 13 | 739$ | 3596.28$ | 5799.77$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 39 | 599$ | 1939.35$ | 4459$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U | 30 | 849$ | 1439.46$ | 2248.05$ | |
| Intel Core i7-11800H | 120 | 389$ | 1912.11$ | 5598.94$ | |
| Intel Core i7-11850H | 51 | 259$ | 2213.05$ | 5999.77$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1340P | 18 | 867.82$ | 1138.97$ | 1399$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1250P | 14 | 659.73$ | 1414.42$ | 2597.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | 1 | 649.99$ | 649.99$ | 649.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | 9 | 699.99$ | 830.55$ | 978.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | 10 | 247.99$ | 1407.4$ | 2539$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | 4 | 799.73$ | 2061.68$ | 2619$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | 18 | 451.99$ | 841.33$ | 1182.24$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1335U | 60 | 145.84$ | 1103.1$ | 2989$ | |
| Intel Core i5-12450H | 9 | 389.99$ | 829.52$ | 1125.97$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | 7 | 888.98$ | 1404.24$ | 1753.75$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7535U | 1 | 559.99$ | 559.99$ | 559.99$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1240P | 42 | 504.98$ | 948.92$ | 2108.82$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1260P | 77 | 529$ | 1375.88$ | 3649$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U | 25 | 599.99$ | 1417.7$ | 3319$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600U | 6 | 530$ | 759.33$ | 999$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | 37 | 569$ | 2180.34$ | 3709$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 4800U | 1 | 629$ | 629$ | 629$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U | 19 | 707.99$ | 1141.86$ | 2146.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U | 3 | 629$ | 773.67$ | 893$ | |
| Intel Core i7-10700 | 1 | 569.99$ | 569.99$ | 569.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | 12 | 498.92$ | 658.35$ | 774.95$ | |
| Intel Core i5-11500H | 11 | 613.67$ | 1583.93$ | 3579$ | |
| Intel Core i5-11400H | 30 | 609.99$ | 1349.02$ | 3229$ | |
| Intel Core i5-11260H | 2 | 638.99$ | 743.5$ | 848$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | 38 | 449.94$ | 1489.46$ | 3489$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1355U | 40 | 699$ | 1246.21$ | 3138$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600U | 8 | 649$ | 1173.2$ | 2199$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1345U | 27 | 829.99$ | 1342.48$ | 2180$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U | 10 | 709.77$ | 1047.04$ | 1563.35$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5625U | 27 | 447.99$ | 734.09$ | 2639$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U | 36 | 481.61$ | 1266.82$ | 2789$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600H | 9 | 499.9$ | 881.27$ | 2069$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U | 7 | 476.99$ | 902.07$ | 1483$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1265U | 73 | 776.77$ | 1673.61$ | 2536.12$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1255U | 71 | 509$ | 1293.35$ | 2681.73$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1235U | 106 | 388$ | 1050.01$ | 2453$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1245U | 48 | 565.99$ | 1261.76$ | 2102.64$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | 15 | 550$ | 777.9$ | 999$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | 1 | 749$ | 749$ | 749$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | 65 | 399$ | 1518.13$ | 3569$ | |
| Intel Core i3-1315U | 6 | 609$ | 671.4$ | 734.32$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U | 17 | 359.9$ | 912.06$ | 2729$ | |
| Intel Core i7-10750H | 65 | 759$ | 1845.97$ | 3999.99$ | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | 2 | 899.99$ | 1055.65$ | 1211.31$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 5425U | 5 | 596.99$ | 699.45$ | 959$ | |
| Intel Core i5-10500H | 6 | 699.99$ | 1455.29$ | 2695$ | |
| Intel Core i3-1215U | 12 | 249$ | 759.56$ | 2199$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1195G7 | 26 | 599$ | 1304.86$ | 2999$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 4500U | 14 | 499.99$ | 932.12$ | 2769$ | |
| Intel Core i5-11300H | 14 | 609$ | 1511.76$ | 3679$ | |
| Intel Core i7-9750H | 17 | 799.99$ | 1429.39$ | 3299$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1185G7 | 80 | 599$ | 1597.07$ | 3719$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 171 | 541.99$ | 1656.77$ | 5594.43$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1155G7 | 14 | 439.99$ | 803.65$ | 1266.73$ | |
| Intel Core i3-N305 | 2 | 425$ | 529.93$ | 634.86$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1145G7 | 48 | 471.1$ | 1063.9$ | 2859$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 204 | 240.95$ | 1198.93$ | 4269$ | |
| Intel Core i3-1125G4 | 2 | 638.99$ | 639.49$ | 639.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7520U | 6 | 380$ | 629.24$ | 1289.88$ | |
| Intel Core i7-10710U | 3 | 495$ | 1508$ | 2029$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 5300U | 9 | 326$ | 2182.11$ | 3309$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1140G7 | 2 | 729.99$ | 818.07$ | 906.14$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 7320U | 4 | 299.99$ | 403.24$ | 485$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1160G7 | 9 | 485$ | 1552.76$ | 2899$ | |
| Intel Core i5-10400H | 4 | 748.99$ | 1308.25$ | 1639$ | |
| Intel Core i5-10300H | 19 | 489$ | 1091.34$ | 3609$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1180G7 | 3 | 889.99$ | 942.66$ | 1037.99$ | |
| Intel Core i7-1065G7 | 40 | 529.99$ | 1411.42$ | 3785$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1035G7 | 5 | 699$ | 805.52$ | 896.96$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1035G4 | 5 | 360$ | 873.4$ | 1529$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | 1 | 799.99$ | 799.99$ | 799.99$ | |
| Intel Core i5-9300H | 12 | 649.99$ | 890.99$ | 1469$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 4300U | 5 | 336$ | 586.97$ | 799.99$ | |
| Intel Core i5-1035G1 | 37 | 324.99$ | 682.79$ | 3049$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | 12 | 530$ | 879.22$ | 1888$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3580U | 4 | 749$ | 886.5$ | 1099$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700C | 1 | 749.99$ | 749.99$ | 749.99$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | 14 | 456$ | 793.45$ | 1799$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | 1 | 588$ | 588$ | 588$ | |
| Intel Core i7-10610U | 64 | 749$ | 1532.12$ | 2999$ | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3450u | 4 | 399$ | 1794.25$ | 3579$ | |
| Intel Core i7-10510U | 58 | 449$ | 1283.56$ | 2989$ | |
| Intel Core i5-10310U | 35 | 520.77$ | 1288.28$ | 3204.01$ | |
| Intel Core i5-8365U | 3 | 799.99$ | 1019.99$ | 1300$ | |
| Intel Core i5-10210U | 90 | 499$ | 1231.96$ | 3449$ | |
| Intel Core i3-1115G4 | 68 | 219$ | 1292.36$ | 4089$ | |
| Intel Core i7-8565U | 5 | 699$ | 1136.17$ | 1925.99$ | |
| Intel Core i5-8265U | 14 | 279$ | 822.9$ | 1266.99$ |