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Core i5-2500 vs i5-7300U


Description
The i5-2500 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i5-7300U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2500 gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i5-7300U gets 84.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2500 is 1 times faster than the i5-7300U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
806e9
Core
Sandy Bridge
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2011
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
27.61k points
48.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.86k points
109.1k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-2500
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.92k
9.85k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
8.8k
17.37k (x1.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
3.98k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.62k
5.11k (x1.11)
TOTAL
27.61k
36.31k (x1.32)

Multithread

i5-2500

i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
35.79k
25.37k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
31.77k
43.43k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.5k
10.62k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
5.4k (x1.42)
TOTAL
86.86k
84.82k (x0.98)

Performance/W
i5-2500
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
377 points/W
1691 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
334 points/W
2896 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
708 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
40 points/W
360 points/W
TOTAL
914 points/W
5655 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2500
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
2682 points/GHz
2816 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2377 points/GHz
4962 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1153 points/GHz
1137 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1248 points/GHz
1461 points/GHz
TOTAL
7461 points/GHz
10376 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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