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Intel logo Core i7-8550U
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Intel logo Core i5-2550K

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General information Core i7-8550U Core i5-2550K
Launched Q3 2017 Q1 2012
Used in Mobile Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FC-BGA1356 LGA1155
Clock 1.8 GHz 47.1 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 5 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 W 84.2 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-8550U Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 44216 0 % 40433 8.6 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 28 % 53.3 %
Benchmark Score 3822 0 % 2673 30.1 %
Single Thread Score 2048 0 % 1770.8 13.5 %
Encrypting Data 1957.1 MB/s 0 % 1034.8 MB/s 47.1 %
Compressing Data 74.3 MB/s 0 % 65.5 MB/s 11.9 %
String objects sorting 10090.8 thousand/s 0 % 9059.8 thousand/s 10.2 %
Prime numbers generation 21.9 millions/s 16.3 % 26.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21163.2 millions/s 0 % 14686.1 millions/s 30.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12720 millions/s 0 % 7487 millions/s 41.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8550U, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i7-8550U Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.0 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 137.7 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 172.1 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 215.1 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 13 %

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 i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.3 FPS 121.6 FPS
High settings 205.3 FPS 194.6 FPS
Medium settings 256.6 FPS 243.3 FPS
Low settings 320.8 FPS 304.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %
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