Intel Core i7-4550U vs Core i7-7Y75

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General info

Comparing Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19132027
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Haswell-ULT (2013)
Release date30 August 2016 (7 years old)4 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$393no data
Current price$1194 (3x MSRP)$1500

Technical specs

Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1515FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Smart Response+no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data+
AMTno data9.5
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 615Intel HD Graphics 5000
Max video memory16 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.54.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7Y75 and Core i7-4550U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1012
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-7Y75
1.70
+14.9%

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 15% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-7Y75 2615
+15.1%
i7-4550U 2272

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 15% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-7Y75 5496
+25.1%
i7-4550U 4395

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 25% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7Y75 9392
+7.8%
i7-4550U 8715

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 8% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7Y75 3309
i7-4550U 3443
+4%

Core i7-4550U outperforms Core i7-7Y75 by 4% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-7Y75 3
+5.4%
i7-4550U 3

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7Y75 258
+2%
i7-4550U 253

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 2% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7Y75 126
+6.8%
i7-4550U 118

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 7% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-7Y75 1.49
+12%
i7-4550U 1.33

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 12% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7Y75 2
+25%
i7-4550U 1.6

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 25% in TrueCrypt AES.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7Y75 91
+0.4%
i7-4550U 91

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7Y75 16
+0.5%
i7-4550U 16

Core i7-7Y75 outperforms Core i7-4550U by 1% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.70 1.48
Integrated graphics card 1.86 1.38
Recency 30 August 2016 4 June 2013
Boost clock speed 3600 3000
Base clock speed 1300 1500
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i7-7Y75 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4550U in performance tests.


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