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| Intel Core i7 5850EQ vs 5500U |
Released April, 2015
Intel Core i7 5850EQ
- 2.7 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 5850EQ
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.4 GHz | ![]() | Higher clock speed 2.7 GHz |
![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes | ![]() | Slightly more l3 cache 6 MB |
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Released January, 2015
Intel Core i7 5500U
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 5500U
![]() | Much better performance per watt 46.04 pt/W | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 1.76 pt/$ |
![]() | Much better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 17.47 mPixels/s | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 12.19W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Higher turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
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Higher clock speed | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Slightly more l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 4 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
Better turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | vs | 950 MHz | More than 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Apr, 2015 | vs | Jan, 2015 | Release date 3 months later | |||
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Much better performance per watt | 46.04 pt/W | vs | 6.56 pt/W | More than 7x better performance per watt | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 1.76 pt/$ | vs | 0.71 pt/$ | Around 2.5x better performance per dollar | |||
Much better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score | 17.47 mPixels/s | vs | 16.69 mPixels/s | Around 5% better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 12.19W | vs | 38.19W | 3.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.92 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 11.32 $/year | 3.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | vs | 41.17 $/year | 3.1x lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5850EQ vs 5500U
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i7 5850EQ
16.69 mPixels/s
Core i7 5500U
17.47 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5850EQ
274.23 fps
Core i7 5500U
175.85 fps
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5850EQ
1.54 fps
Core i7 5500U
1.2 fps
CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 5850EQ
20.65 fps
Core i7 5500U
11.87 fps
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5850EQ | vs | 5500U |
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Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 47W | 15W | |
Annual home energy cost | 11.32 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 41.17 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 6.56 pt/W | 46.04 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 38.19W | 12.19W | |
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Architecture | DMI | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 5850EQ | vs | 5500U |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 4 | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 14 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.7 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 6200 | Intel® HD Graphics 5500 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 300 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 950 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 16,384 MB |
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