Intel Core i7-7820HQ vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Intel Core i7-7820HQ $378
Intel Core i7-8550U $409
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1440
Socket
BGA 1356
iGPU
HD 630 1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 620 1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • Same Performance vs Core i7-8550U
  • Same Performance vs Core i7-7820HQ
Core i7-7820HQ - GB6S 1,200
x1
Core i7-8550U - GB6S 1,200
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 5% slower vs Core i7-8550U
  • 6% faster vs Core i7-7820HQ
Core i7-7820HQ - GB6M 3,600
x1
Core i7-8550U - GB6M 3,800
x1.06
  • 13% faster vs Core i7-8550U
  • 11% slower vs Core i7-7820HQ
Core i7-7820HQ - 38.4GB/s
x1.13
Core i7-8550U - 34.1GB/s
x1
  • 200% higher vs Core i7-8550U
  • 67% lower vs Core i7-7820HQ
Core i7-7820HQ - 45W
x3
Core i7-8550U - 15W
x1
  • 5% slower vs Core i7-8550U
  • 5% faster vs Core i7-7820HQ
Core i7-7820HQ - 420 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i7-8550U - 440 GFLOPS FP32
x1.05
GB6S 1,200
30%
GB6M 3,800
14%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 7th Gen
Family
Core 8th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Kaby Lake-H
Kaby Lake-4C-GT2
Codename
Kaby Lake-R
Kaby Lake-R-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/3/2017
Release Date
8/21/2017
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
14nm+
Node
14nm+
Die Size
125 mm²
Die Size
123 mm²
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
4 Cores
4 Cores
8 Threads
8 Threads
2.9GHz
3.9GHz Boost
1.8GHz
4GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
OPI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
2GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
4GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
45W
35W cTDP Down
-
TDP
15W
10W cTDP Down
25W cTDP Up
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x12 Lanes
HD 630 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
UHD 620 1150MHz
192 Shaders
1150MHz
440 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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