Intel Core i7-8550U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C
37.7Single-core—
23.8Multi-core—
66.4Efficiencyspec-based73.3
25.8iGPU—
37.2Platformspec-based28.9
1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C 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
- 33% higher Boost clock: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C
- 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
- 57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm
General
| Spec | Intel Core i7-8550U | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2026 |
| Process | 14 nm | 6 nm+57% |
| Base TDP | 15 W | — |
| Max TDP | 25 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-8550U | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock | 1.8 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz+33% | 3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i7-8550U | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Qualcomm Adreno A643 |
| iGPU clock | 1,150 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i7-8550U | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 | — |
| Max memory | 32 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-8550U | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,021Bottom 10% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 2,914Bottom 6% | — |
| PassMark | 5,794Bottom 8% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 389Bottom 8% | — |
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