CPU utilization increased only around 2 percent during playbacks of a YouTube video in Internet Explorer in 1080p (FHD) and 2160p (4K), while GPU utilization was ~10% and 15%, respectively. At 720p, graphics quality set to low, and anti-aliasing turned off.įull HD and Ultra HD (4K) video playback was a piece of cake for the tested system. The laptop we tested appears to deliver somewhat lower results than other systems with the same core specs.įor FIFA fans, it’s worth noting the latest release – FIFA 15 – can be played on Intel’s integrated GPU, but only at minimal settings. Also, different notebook designs and their cooling systems, as well as BIOS settings, can influence graphics performance. 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB) setups can give noticeably better benchmark results and gaming experience. Another important factor is whether you have single-channel or dual-channel system memory setup, where dual-channel (i.e. It’s worth noting gameplays are slightly slower and faster on the i3 and i7 Broadwell chips with the HD 5500, due to differences in raw CPU power. For gameplay recording we used a dedicated video capture card, so there are no slowdowns in games due to software-based capturing. Laptops with Broadwell processors currently start at around $500.įor this test, we used an Acer Aspire E5 laptop with the mid-range Intel Core i5-5200U chip which contains the reviewed graphics processor, 4GB of RAM (for Call of Duty Advanced Warfare test we had to upgrade to 8GB), Windows 8.1 operating system, and the latest Intel HD graphics drivers installed. These chips are used in numerous mainstream, thin-and-light, and business-class laptops, which are primarily designed with everyday home and office computing in mind, rather than high-performance for demanding games and other intensive tasks. Although it isn’t a high-performance one, the Intel HD 5500 is probably the widest adopted GPU for mobile PCs on the current market, since it is integrated in the popular Intel Core series processors.

The Intel HD 5500 is the most important graphics processing unit for laptops in 2015.

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