Core i7-5500DU: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core i7-5500DU sales 27 December 2015 at a recommended price of $393. This is a Broadwell architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Primary details
Core i7-5500DU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | |
| Release date | 27 December 2015 (8 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $393 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | |
| Bus rate | 8.0 GT/s | |
| Multiplier | 24 | of 42 (Core i7-7700K) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-5500DU compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5500DU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-5500DU's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
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Recommended GPUs
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