Intel Core i7-7600U vs Intel Pentium 3550M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,041

Rank #841

vs
4,213

Rank #1,656

5,041
4,213

Core i7-7600U wins by 16.4% (Rank #841 vs #1656)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,349

Rank #691

vs
4,109

Rank #1,671

5,349
4,109

Core i7-7600U wins by 23.2% (Rank #691 vs #1671)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,578

Rank #1,119

vs
4,369

Rank #1,534

4,578
4,369

Core i7-7600U wins by 4.6% (Rank #1119 vs #1534)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,568

Rank #1,083

vs
4,510

Rank #1,460

4,568
4,510

Core i7-7600U wins by 1.3% (Rank #1083 vs #1460)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,537

Rank #1,121

vs
4,461

Rank #1,593

4,537
4,461

Core i7-7600U wins by 1.7% (Rank #1121 vs #1593)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,583

Rank #1,006

vs
4,487

Rank #1,489

4,583
4,487

Core i7-7600U wins by 2.1% (Rank #1006 vs #1489)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7600U Pentium 3550M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
2
+50%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,300 MHz
+17.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,900 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,900 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
23x
+17.9%
L1 Cache
128 KB
62 KB
+51.2%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
2 MiB
+52.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
26 GB/s
+19.5%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
37 W
59.5% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7600U Pentium 3550M
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-7600 --
Model Number i7-7600U 3550M
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake --
Core Name Kaby Lake U Haswell
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 142 --
Socket -- FCPGA946
Package FCBGA-1356 FC-PGA946
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $393.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Pentium 3550M
Intel

Family

Core i7-7600U
Core
Pentium 3550M
--

Series

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600
Pentium 3550M
--

Model Number

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600U
Pentium 3550M
3550M

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake
Pentium 3550M
--

Core Name

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake U
Pentium 3550M
Haswell

Core Family

Core i7-7600U
6
Pentium 3550M
--

Core Model

Core i7-7600U
142
Pentium 3550M
--

Socket

Core i7-7600U
--
Pentium 3550M
FCPGA946

Package

Core i7-7600U
FCBGA-1356
Pentium 3550M
FC-PGA946

Memory Type

Core i7-7600U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Pentium 3550M
DDR3L 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i7-7600U
No
Pentium 3550M
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7600U
--
Pentium 3550M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7600U
--
Pentium 3550M
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-7600U
Mobile
Pentium 3550M
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-7600U
$393.00
Pentium 3550M
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7600U
Yes
Pentium 3550M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7600U Pentium 3550M
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 118 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7600U
14 nm
Pentium 3550M
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7600U
--
Pentium 3550M
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7600U
--
Pentium 3550M
1,400

Manufacturer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Pentium 3550M
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7600U
CMOS
Pentium 3550M
--

Word Size

Core i7-7600U
64-bit
Pentium 3550M
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7600U
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium 3550M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7600U Pentium 3550M
GPU HD Graphics 620 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-7600U
HD Graphics 620
Pentium 3550M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Pentium 3550M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7600U
1150 MHz
Pentium 3550M
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7600U
24
Pentium 3550M
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7600U Pentium 3550M
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64