Pentium M 745 vs i7-8550U
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-8550U outperforms Pentium M 745 by a whopping 2022% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1501 | 3306 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 24.25 | 0.82 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 21 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 May 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $409 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 400 MHz |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 123 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.276V-1.34V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356 | H-PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Max video memory | 32 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium M 745.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no 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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 21 August 2017 | 10 May 2004 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7 Watt |
i7-8550U has a 2022.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 745, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-8550U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 745 in performance tests.
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