I need to buy Windows laptop for programming. I have some options, One laptop has i7-7700HQ, and other has i7-8550U.
In past, I thought, that U-Series processors are not for workstations and CPU-bound tasks. I wanted to buy some HQ laptop.
Today I have seen some videos and benchmarks, like this:
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8550U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ/m320742vsm211019
https://www.notebookcheck.net/8550U-vs-7700HQ_9208_8400.247596.0.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxlHioejSEw
Now, I cannot understand, why these processes are almost equals.
Can you give me some advices, which processor should I buy and why?