Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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: 2280

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

2775

Single Thread Rating: 1646
Samples: 5074*
*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	9,190 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,001 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,101 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	723.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,754 KBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,391 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,646 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 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)	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad W550s 20E2000YUS 15.6" LED Notebook - Intel Core i7 i7-5500U 2.40 GHz - 8 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - NVIDIA Quadro K620M - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 1920 x 1080 Display - Bluetooth	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS XPS9343-7273SLV 13.3 Inch QHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver)	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 13 XPS9343-8182SLV 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Intel Core i7 5550U, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10, Microsoft Signature Edition) Silver	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo V15 Gen 4 Business Laptop (15.6" FHD Anti-Glare, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5 5500U (Beat i5-1135G7)), Numeric Keypad, Type-C, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Webcam, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black	$469.69 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,138
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,757
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,670
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,404
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,021
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,940
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,897
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,775

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.55
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,942
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,057
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,678
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,453
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,448
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		1,646

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1959182 - Nov 30 2023		3032
BL1957005 - Nov 28 2023		3161
BL1952373 - Nov 22 2023		2672
BL1951859 - Nov 21 2023		3089
BL1947679 - Nov 16 2023		2982

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 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		2,775
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,029 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,999 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,735 (-1.4%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,611 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,502 (-9.9%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,211 (-20.3%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,083 (-24.9%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,778 (+0.1%)
AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i7-5500U		2,154 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,454 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,272 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U		3,239 (+16.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,098
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,935
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,666
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,234
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,987
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,861
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,845
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,787
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,706
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,703
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz		920

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

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