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Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core i7-8750H

Intel Core i7-8550U
35.9Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-8750H
—Inno Score
37.7Single-core—
23.8Multi-core29.1
66.4Efficiencyspec-based31.6
25.8iGPU26.9
37.2Platformspec-based45.5
1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U9 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8750H

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8750H 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 i7-8550U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8750H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 29 vs 24
  • 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • 68% higher PassMark: 9,728 vs 5,794
  • 50% higher cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8750H
Announced20172018
Process14 nm14 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8750H
Cores46+50%
Performance cores—6
Threads812+50%
Base clock1.8 GHz2.2 GHz+22%
Boost clock4 GHz4.1 GHz+2%
L3 cache8 MB9 MB+13%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8750H
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620Intel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU clock1,150 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8750H
Memory supportDDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133DDR4-2666 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory32 GB64 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Intel Core i7-8750H
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UIntel Core i7-8750H
Cinebench R23 (single)1,021Bottom 10%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)2,914Bottom 6%—
PassMark5,794Bottom 8%9,728+68%Bottom 18%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)389Bottom 8%410+5%Bottom 17%

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