Intel Core i7-8550U

The Intel Core i7-8550U operates with:

CPU Cores 4.

CPU Threads: 8.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.00 GHz base 2.40 GHz all cores.

TDP: 15 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: BGA 1356.

This version includes

8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Kaby Lake U Refresh Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 14 nm

Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d.

The product was released on Q3/2017.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

Intel Core i7-8550U

Family:

Intel Core i7

CPU group:

Intel Core i 8000U

Predecessor:

Segment:

Mobile

Generation:

Successor:

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

1.80 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

4.00 GHz

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Yes

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM

PCIe version:

3.0

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

3.0

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM

GPU name:

Intel UHD Graphics 620

GPU frequency:

0.30 GHz

GPU (Turbo):

1.15 GHz

Generation:

DirectX Version:

Execution units:

Shader:

192

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

14 nm

Release date:

Q3/2016

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Kaby Lake U Refresh

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

L3-Cache:

8.00 MB

Release date:

Q3/2017

Socket:

BGA 1356

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

15 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

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