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Processor comparison

AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-5550U

AMD

AMD FX-8800P

BGA (FP4) 2100 MHz 4 cores Mar 2015 MOBILE
AMD FX-8800P
Intel

Intel Core i7-5550U

2000 MHz 2 cores unknown MOBILE
Intel Core i7-5550U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8800P100%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U117%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8800P100%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U129%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8800P100%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8800P

  • None

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5550U

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • 5% higher multi threaded performance.
  • 50 watts lower power draw.
  • Around 17% higher average synthetic performance.
Intel Core i7-5550U
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i7-5550U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner
Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8800PIntel Core i7-5550U
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
EIST
64-bit
XD bit
VT-x
Smart Cache
ADX
RDSEED
PREFETCHW
HTT

Architecture

AMD FX-8800PIntel Core i7-5550U
ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorIntel_Broadwell
MarketMobileMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameCarrizoBroadwell-U
Release DateMar 2015unknown

Cores

AMD FX-8800PIntel Core i7-5550U
Cores42
Threads44
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7Intel HD 6000

Cache

AMD FX-8800PIntel Core i7-5550U
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB4096 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8800PIntel Core i7-5550U
SocketBGA (FP4)
Max Case Temp90°C105°C
PackageBGA (FP4)
Die Size245mm²unknown
Process28 nm14 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8800PIntel Core i7-5550U
Cpu Frequency2100 MHz2000 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHz3000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltageunknownunknown
TDP65 W15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8800P2346 points
  • Intel Core i7-5550U3360 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8800P5042 points
  • Intel Core i7-5550U5376 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8800P0.96
  • Intel Core i7-5550U1.32

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8800P3.36
  • Intel Core i7-5550U3.28

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8800P82
  • Intel Core i7-5550U (simulated)99.31

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8800P277
  • Intel Core i7-5550U (simulated)311.67

points - higher is better

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