Core i7-5550U is a powerful chip:family_text from Intel, released :year_text. The chip is manufactured using a 14 nm process node and is designed for installation in the compatible motherboards socket. Multitasking is implemented through 2 cores and 4 computing threads, which is sufficient for comfortable work. The base clock speed is 2 GHz. Under heavy loads, the frequency can automatically increase up to 3 GHz. Thanks to 4 MB of L3 cache, latency when accessing RAM is reduced. The manufacturer indicates heat dissipation at 15 W in standard operating mode. While Core i7-5550U is not positioned as a flagship gaming solution, it is quite capable of handling popular games at medium settings when combined with a discrete graphics card.