Graphics isn't a focus of Kaby Lake-R, with Intel opting for a very minor 100 MHz (9.5%) clock speed increase across the same number of execution units. Still, with extra CPU power at hand - though ...

The new processor is the Intel i7-8550U, clocked at 1.8 GHz, which can be boosted to 4.0 GHz. Otherwise, the new Stealth is pretty much the same as the updated model from June. It’s got the same 3200 ...

If you need to do some serious number crunching in Excel, Kaby Lake-R could be exactly what you are after. The i7-8550U absolutely dominates this test, more than doubling the time the i7-7500U puts up ...