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Intel logo Core i7-8550U
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Intel logo Core i5-2520M

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General information Core i7-8550U Core i5-2520M
Launched Q3 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FC-BGA1356 PGA988B
Clock 1.8 GHz 28 % 2.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 20 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 W 57.1 % 35 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-8550U Core i5-2520M
Overall Score 44227 0 % 34667 21.6 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 23 % 61.7 %
Benchmark Score 3826 0 % 1444 62.3 %
Single Thread Score 2035.6 0 % 1365.5 32.9 %
Encrypting Data 1976.8 MB/s 39.6 % 3271.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 74.5 MB/s 0 % 34.7 MB/s 53.4 %
String objects sorting 10085.5 thousand/s 0 % 5328.5 thousand/s 47.2 %
Prime numbers generation 22 millions/s 0 % 10.9 millions/s 50.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20854.3 millions/s 0 % 8208.6 millions/s 60.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12762.5 millions/s 0 % 3152.8 millions/s 75.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8550U, Core i5-2520M.

Average frames per second Core i7-8550U Core i5-2520M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.1 FPS 57.7 FPS
High settings 137.7 FPS 92.4 FPS
Medium settings 172.1 FPS 115.5 FPS
Low settings 215.2 FPS 144.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-8550U Core i5-2520M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.5 FPS 111.7 FPS
High settings 205.6 FPS 178.7 FPS
Medium settings 257.0 FPS 223.4 FPS
Low settings 321.2 FPS 279.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.1 %
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