8th Gen I7 8550u Review

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8th gen i7 8550u review.

Four cores for ultrabooks. The 8th generation intel core i7 8550u higher end laptop processor packs a serious punch without being power hungry and without requiring very large cooling systems. Intel 600p ssd intel uhd graphics 620 os. With its four cores and a 15 watt power consumption it s a great alternative to the 45 watt i7 hq quad core series.

However it does give a good idea of how the i7 8550u stacks up against a general field of competitors. Core i7 8550u review 8th gen intel core kaby lake r for low power laptops by tim schiesser on october 10 2017 95. As measured on windows 10 1080p 24fps 10bit hevc local video playback on intel core i7 8550u processor pl1 15w tdp 4c8t turbo up to 4 0ghz memory. The result places the new 8th gen core i7 8550u in a good place just behind the core i7 7700hq in the xps 15.

25x14 12 windows 10 power slider better performance. The good news here is that kaby lake r gets off to a strong start outperforming core i7.