Intel Core i7 8557U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (1.7GHz vs 1.1GHz)
Intel Core i5 1240U 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (9W vs 15W)