Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

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Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 5500

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 1922

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2760

Single Thread Rating: 1648
Samples: 4884*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,034
Thread: 1,533

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	9,202 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,000 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	713.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	247 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,389 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,648 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo Y40-80 Laptop - 80FA002BUS Laptop Computer - Black - 5th Generation Intel Core i7-5500U (2.40GHz 1600MHz 4MB)	$459.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS Flip 15.6-Inch 2-in-1 Touchscreen Convertible Laptop Tablet (Intel Core i7-5500U 4M Cache, up to 3GHz, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 10 Home)	$599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2016 New Dell Inspiron 14 5000 Gaming Laptop, 14 inch Touchscreen Display, Intel Core i7-5500U 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost, 8GB DDR3L,1TB HDD, Nvidia Geforce 920M, Backlit Keyboard with Waves MaxxAudio	$2238.94 (www.amazon.com)
	HP15.6 Inch Laptop, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 12th Generation Intel Core Processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home (15-dy2024nr, Natural silver)	$437.99 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,293
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,045
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,850
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,276
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,168
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,087
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,760

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.28
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,069
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,313
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		1,648

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1728440 - Jan 24 2023		3180
BL1726282 - Jan 21 2023		3110
BL1724797 - Jan 19 2023		3176
BL1722382 - Jan 16 2023		3206
BL5030123 - Jan 16 2023		2747

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,760
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,004 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,988 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,748 (-0.4%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,611 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,509 (-9.1%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,234 (-19.0%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,126 (-23.0%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,729 (-1.1%)
AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,154 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,277 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,244 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,203 (+16.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,894
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,746
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,623
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,564
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,272
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,256
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,177
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,831
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,807
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,754
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		914

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