Intel Core i7-6500U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
—Single-core37.7
20.4Multi-core23.8
66.4Efficiencyspec-based66.4
20iGPU25.8
28.9Platformspec-based37.2
1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U7 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 39% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8550U
- Stronger multi-core score: 24 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 26 vs 20
- 100% higher cores: 4 vs 2
- 100% higher threads: 8 vs 4
- 100% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 4 MB
General
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2015 | 2017 |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4+100% |
| Threads | 4 | 8+100% |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz+39% | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.1 GHz | 4 GHz+29% |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB+100% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 1,050 MHz | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,021Bottom 10% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 2,914Bottom 6% |
| PassMark | 3,276Bottom 4% | 5,794+77%Bottom 8% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 263Bottom 4% | 389+48%Bottom 8% |
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