Intel Core i7 7500U vs Intel Core i7 8557U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7500U with 2 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Core i7 8557U with 4 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 7500U Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Intel Core i7 8557U Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 4MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
951
Intel Core i7 8557U
+24%
1180
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
1952
Intel Core i7 8557U
+135%
4595
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
553
Intel Core i7 8557U
+59%
884
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
965
Intel Core i7 8557U
+233%
3216
Blender
Intel Core i7 7500U
32
Intel Core i7 8557U
+62%
52
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
860
Intel Core i7 8557U
+19%
1031
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
1807
Intel Core i7 8557U
+117%
3935
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
1920
Intel Core i7 8557U
+30%
2510
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7500U
3650
Intel Core i7 8557U
+115%
7875
General Parameters
Aug 2016
Release Date
Jul 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
i7-7500U
Processor Number
i7-8557U
BGA-1356
Socket
BGA-1528
HD Graphics 620
Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 645
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
2
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
-
Multiplier
17x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
4 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
32 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
192
Shader Units
384
24
Texture Units
48
3
Raster Operation Units
6
24
Execution Units
48
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
0.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.81 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
12
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
