Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Core i7-8550U vs Core i3-1005G1 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-8550U beats the Core i3-1005G1 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-8550U has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-1005G1 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8550U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Core i7-8550U has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-8550U has more L2 cache than the Core i3-1005G1. The Core i7-8550U also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-8550U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.