Intel Core i7 8557U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3501U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Jun 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Picasso
Processor Number
i7-8557U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 645
Radeon Vega 8
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen+ (Picasso))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
AMD Socket FP5
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105°C
Transistor Count
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4.94 billions
Foundry
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GlobalFoundries
Die Size
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210 mm²
Package
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FP5
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
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Performance Core Threads
8
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Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
4
Multiplier
17x
21.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 KB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
32 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Shader Units
384
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Texture Units
48
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Raster Operation Units
6
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Execution Units
48
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3
PCIe Lanes
16
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
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1,081
Geekbench 6
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2,981
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.