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Core i7-8550U vs Ryzen 3 2200U


Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 2200U is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the 2200U gets 71 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 2.3 times faster than the 2200U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
810f10
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Raven Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x64+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2017
January 2018
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
36.77k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
71.02k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-8550U
2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
2.63k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
7.84k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
3.63k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
2.93k (x0.27)
TOTAL
36.05k
17.02k (x0.47)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
5.77k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
24.15k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
9.28k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
2.83k (x0.68)
TOTAL
82.84k
42.02k (x0.51)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-8550U
2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
11.67k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
20.59k
14.02k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
4.53k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.48k
2.93k (x0.28)
TOTAL
49.41k
33.14k (x0.67)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
41.11k
20.49k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
65.04k
31.32k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.53k
9.99k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
3.03k (x0.72)
TOTAL
127.9k
64.82k (x0.51)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-8550U
2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.15k
11.54k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
19.7k
19.69k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
4.55k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.21k
3.25k (x0.35)
TOTAL
47.16k
39.03k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
34.13k
19.25k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
53.79k
36.27k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.91k
10.2k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
3.07k (x0.74)
TOTAL
105.95k
68.8k (x0.65)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-8550U
2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
10.73k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
22.6k
18.15k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.13k
3.99k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.1k
3.89k (x0.35)
TOTAL
64.2k
36.77k (x0.57)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
72.82k
20.11k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
71.71k
36.87k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.35k
10.74k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
3.31k (x0.78)
TOTAL
166.12k
71.02k (x0.43)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
4855 points/W
1340 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4781 points/W
2458 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/W
716 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
220 points/W
TOTAL
11075 points/W
4735 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
2200U
Test#1 (Integers)
6343 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5650 points/GHz
5338 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1175 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2774 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
TOTAL
16049 points/GHz
10814 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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