Intel Core i3-1000NG4 vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Processor comparisons 15-01-2022

   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i3-1000NG4 vs Intel Core i7-8550U tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, 7zip, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Prime95, SuperPi, Blender, PassMark, RealBench, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Gears 5, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, WPrime, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Fortnite
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8550U or Intel Core i3-1000NG4.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-1000NG4

51%

Core i7-8550U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-1000NG4

51%

Core i7-8550U

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.9
Valorant	102.9	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	58.5
Apex Legends	96.7	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.2	78.3
Overwatch	83.3	84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.0	72.0
DOOM Eternal	51.4	52.2
Warzone	80.2	81.4
Assassin's Creed	86.4	87.7
Valheim	85.4	86.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-1000NG4

407%

Core i7-8550U

228%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-1000NG4 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8550U since it has less power consumption: 9W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-1000NG4	Intel Core i7-8550U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	142	167
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	326	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	348	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	612	1211
Cinbench 23 Single-core	576	979
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2236	3111

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-1000NG4	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	1967	2072
Multi-Core	4473	5970

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-1000NG4	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	1099	1027
Multi-Core	2487	3788

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-1000NG4	Intel Core i7-8550U
Announcement date	July 07, 2020	April 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	BGA1526	FC-BGA1356
Core name	Ice Lake	Kaby Lake R
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	8
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	1820 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-8550U is 38% better than Core i3-1000NG4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8550U has 2 more core than Core i3-1000NG4. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1000NG4 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8550U is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-1000NG4 and Intel Core i7-8550U before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-1000NG4 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-1000NG4 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8550U specs and review.