Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-8550U
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
Radeon Graphics
Generation
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Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
AM5
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Foundry
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TSMC
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18x
38
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
2
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
28
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
979
2,160
Cinebench R23
2,960
19,539
Geekbench 6
1,153
3,333
Geekbench 5
966
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Geekbench 6
2,890
17,500
Geekbench 5
2,960
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Blender
56
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Passmark CPU
2,059
4,627
Passmark CPU
5,894
37,369
Cinebench 2024
—
133
Cinebench 2024
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1,115
Cinebench 2026
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5,262
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.