Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core i5-8279U Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 8 Threads 1.8GHz	4 Cores 8 Threads 2.4GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 28W
Bandwidth 34.1GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L	Bandwidth 42.7GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3
iGPU UHD 620 1150MHz	iGPU Iris Plus 655 1150MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 441.6 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.77 TFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1356	Socket BGA 1528

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 TDP

Core i7-8550U1,200

x1

Core i5-8279U1,279

x1.07

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Core Config

4 Cores	4 Cores
8 Threads	8 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 1.8GHz	Base Clock 2.4GHz
Boost Clock 4GHz	Boost Clock 4.1GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 256KB	L2 256KB
L3 8MB	L3 6MB
L4 Cache -	L4 Cache 128MB

Memory

Type DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L	Type DDR4·LPDDR3
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 2133MT/s	Speed 2666MT/s
Bandwidth 34.1GB/s	Bandwidth 42.7GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2666MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 42.7GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 28W
cTDP-down 10W	cTDP-down -
cTDP-up 25W	cTDP-up -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type OPI	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed 4GT/s	Bus Speed 8GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x12 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU UHD 620 1150MHz	iGPU Iris Plus 655 1150MHz
Shaders 192	Shaders 384
Boost Clock 1.15GHz	Boost Clock 1.15GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 441.6 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.77 TFLOPSFP16

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 300 Series U+
Codename -	Codename Coffee Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Skylake	Architecture Skylake
Family Core 8th Gen	Family Core 8th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Kaby Lake-R Kaby Lake-R-4C-GT2Variant	Codename Coffee Lake-U Coffee Lake-4C-GT3Variant
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Aug 21, 2017	Release Date Apr 5, 2018

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries InteleDRAM IntelPCH
Fabrication Node 14nm+ - -	Fabrication Node 14nm++ 14nmeDRAM 14nmPCH
Die Size 123mm² - -	Die Size 148mm² 63mm²eDRAM 37mm²PCH
Transistor Count 2.1 Billion	Transistor Count 2.5 Billion
Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops Blade Stealth 13(Late 2017)Notebook 5 15(Early 2018)

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(Four Ports, Mid 2019)

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