Intel Core i7 8550U vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2017
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-8550U
9945
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
Radeon Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
AM5
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18x
34
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
192
128
Texture Units
24
8
Raster Operation Units
3
4
Execution Units
24
2
Power Consumption
15 W
15
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
979
2,117
Cinebench R23
2,960
19,948
Geekbench 6
1,153
3,284
Geekbench 5
966
-
Geekbench 6
2,890
16,188
Geekbench 5
2,960
-
Blender
56
-
Passmark CPU
2,059
-
Passmark CPU
5,894
-
Cinebench 2024
-
135
Cinebench 2024
-
1,230