Processors

Core i7-5500U

About Intel Core i7-5500U

Intel Core i7-5500U is processor manufactured by Intel and launched in Q1 2015 . It's using FCBGA1168 socket. It has 2 cores and 4 threads with clock of 2.4 GHz that can turbo clock itself to 3 GHz . This processor is used in Mobile devices and can consume up to 15 watts of power .

Component specifications

Mobile
Used in

Intel
Factory

FCBGA1168
Socket

Q1 2015
Launched

2.4 GHz
Clock

3 GHz
Turbo Clock

2
Cores

4
Threads

15 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Overall Score 36701

Benchmark Score 1814

Single Thread Score 1663.9

Future Proof 46%

Predicted component performance

3851.8 MB/s
Encrypting Data

38 MB/s
Compressing Data

5083.7 thousand/s
String objects sorting

13 millions/s
Prime numbers generation

9204.2 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (integer)

6010 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (float)

Compatible graphic cards

Graphic cards that best works with Core i7-5500U on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Radeon R9 M395	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus		2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			2048 MB Memory	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 M295X	Mobile Used in	Q4 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	750 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		750 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 M395X	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus		4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			4096 MB Memory	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce MX550	Mobile Used in	Q1 2022 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro M2200	Mobile Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1025 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1025 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	55 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5300M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	85 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1050	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1354 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1354 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory
	GeForce GTX 1050 (Max-Q Design)	Mobile Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	999 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		999 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory
	GeForce GTX 680MX	Mobile Used in	Q1 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	719 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		719 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	122 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce MX450	Mobile Used in	Q4 2020 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 965M	Mobile Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	944 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		944 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	60 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 780M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	797 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		797 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	122 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 880M	Mobile Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	993 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		993 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7970M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 8970M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon 740M	Mobile Used in	Q3 2023 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 775M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2013 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon R9 M390X	Mobile Used in	Q1 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	723 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		723 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD8970M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2014 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 960M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1097 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1097 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 870M	Mobile Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	967 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		967 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	110 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M2000M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus		4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			4096 MB Memory	55 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 680M	Mobile Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	719 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		719 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M1200	Mobile Used in	Q1 2017 Launched		1093 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1093 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 M470X	Mobile Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus		4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M1000M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	993 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		993 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	40 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 860M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1085 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1085 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 675MX	Mobile Used in	Q1 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	667 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		667 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 M380	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus		4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			4096 MB Memory
	GeForce GTX 770M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	797 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		797 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce MX350	Mobile Used in	Q1 2020 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro M620	Mobile Used in	Q1 2017 Launched		977 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		977 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	30 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 950A	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 950M	Mobile Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	914 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		914 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 850M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	876 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		876 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	40 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 4150	Mobile Used in	Q3 2017 Launched		1002 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1002 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce MX330	Mobile Used in	Q2 2020 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon Pro WX 3200	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched		1295 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1295 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce MX250	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 960A	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 485M	Mobile Used in	Q1 2011 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	575 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		575 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce MX150	Mobile Used in	Q3 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1468 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1468 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	25 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 M290X	Mobile Used in	Q3 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M600M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus		2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation			2048 MB Memory	30 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce 945M	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 580M	Mobile Used in	Q3 2011 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	620 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		620 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 765M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	863 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		863 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 4130	Mobile Used in	Q3 2017 Launched		1002 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1002 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 670MX	Mobile Used in	Q4 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	615 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		615 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 675M	Mobile Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	632 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		632 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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Average frames per second

Intel Core i7-5500U can run games with frames per second ranging from 63.5 FPS up to 158.7 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 63.5 FPS
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 101.5 FPS
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 126.9 FPS
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 158.7 FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Processor Intel Core i7-5500U

Number of frames per second for Intel Core i7-5500U processor in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, Intel Core i7-5500U can achieve from 91.9 FPS up to 344.9 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game.

On ultra settings Intel Core i7-5500U can achieve from 91.9 FPS up to 138.0 FPS , with average around 114.9 FPS .
On high settings Intel Core i7-5500U can achieve from 147.1 FPS up to 220.7 FPS , with average around 183.8 FPS .
On medium settings Intel Core i7-5500U can achieve from 183.8 FPS up to 275.9 FPS , with average around 229.8 FPS .
On low settings Intel Core i7-5500U can achieve from 229.8 FPS up to 344.9 FPS , with average around 287.3 FPS .

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	Core i5-5300U	Mobile Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	FCBGA1168 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Compare	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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	Core i5-4278U	Mobile Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	FCBGA1168 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Compare	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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	Core i3-7100U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	FCBGA1356 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Compare	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Compare		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	4 Threads

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Core i7-5500U

About Intel Core i7-5500U

Component specifications

Predicted component performance

Compatible graphic cards

Radeon R9 M395

Radeon R9 M295X

Radeon R9 M395X

GeForce MX550

Quadro M2200

Radeon RX 5300M

GeForce GTX 1050

GeForce GTX 1050 (Max-Q Design)

GeForce GTX 680MX

GeForce MX450

GeForce GTX 965M

GeForce GTX 780M

GeForce GTX 880M

Radeon HD 7970M

Radeon HD 8970M

Radeon 740M

GeForce GTX 775M

Radeon R9 M390X

Radeon HD8970M

GeForce GTX 960M

GeForce GTX 870M

Quadro M2000M

GeForce GTX 680M

Quadro M1200

Radeon R9 M470X

Quadro M1000M

GeForce GTX 860M

GeForce GTX 675MX

Radeon R9 M380

GeForce GTX 770M

GeForce MX350

Quadro M620

GeForce GTX 950A

GeForce GTX 950M

GeForce GTX 850M

Radeon Pro WX 4150

GeForce MX330

Radeon Pro WX 3200

GeForce MX250

GeForce GTX 960A

GeForce GTX 485M

GeForce MX150

Radeon R9 M290X

Quadro M600M

GeForce 945M

GeForce GTX 580M

GeForce GTX 765M

Radeon Pro WX 4130

GeForce GTX 670MX

GeForce GTX 675M

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