Intel Core 8th Generation · Kaby Lake R
A major shift for the U-series i7 tier, the 8550U moved from two cores to four while keeping the 15W envelope — doubling to eight threads with Hyper-Threading, running at 1.8–4GHz.
Despite a lower base clock than its dual-core predecessors to fit the extra cores into the same power budget, the doubled core count made it a substantial multitasking upgrade for thin laptops.
Up to 4 GHz boost clock.
Supported memory generations. Soldered (LPDDR) or upgradeable depends on the laptop.
Run real-world performance tests on your own device and see exactly how this processor stacks up.