Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5500U outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5500U is 1736 days newer than Core i3-550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-550 - 213 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i3-550 - 15 vs 73 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-550
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-550 | vs | Intel Core i7-5500U |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Broadwell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 5500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
