Core i5-7200U vs i5-7300HQ
Description
Both models i5-7200U and i5-7300HQ are based on Kaby Lake architecture.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7200U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the i5-7300HQ gets 168.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 1.7 times faster than the i5-7200U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7200U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the i5-7300HQ gets 168.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 1.7 times faster than the i5-7200U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806e9
906e9
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-H
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
August 2016
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
44.94k points
53.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k points
168.81k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3.15k
3.41k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
12.85k
14.14k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
4.41k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
8.87k (x1.7)
TOTAL
25.36k
30.83k (x1.22)
Multithread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
6.28k
12.75k (x2.03)
Test#2 (FP)
29.27k
52.88k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.31k
16.25k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.71k
8.98k (x1.91)
TOTAL
49.56k
90.85k (x1.83)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
11.39k
11.71k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
16.47k
16.74k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.36k
4.27k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
7.81k (x1.5)
TOTAL
37.43k
40.53k (x1.08)
Multithread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
23.57k
44.38k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
37.4k
62.55k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.15k
15.6k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.78k
7.85k (x1.64)
TOTAL
75.9k
130.38k (x1.72)
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
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
11.36k
11.59k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
17.26k
17.89k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.03k
4.14k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.77k
7.88k (x1.65)
TOTAL
37.42k
41.5k (x1.11)
Multithread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
24.08k
44.42k (x1.84)
Test#2 (FP)
41.23k
67.5k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.19k
14.6k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.72k
8.06k (x1.71)
TOTAL
80.22k
134.58k (x1.68)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
19.34k
21.65k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
17.47k
19.18k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.08k
4.38k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
8.3k (x2.05)
TOTAL
44.94k
53.51k (x1.19)
Multithread
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
42.86k
77.12k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
41.3k
68.68k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.69k
15.24k (x1.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
7.78k (x2.12)
TOTAL
97.52k
168.81k (x1.73)
Performance/W
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
2857 points/W
1714 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2753 points/W
1526 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
646 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
245 points/W
173 points/W
TOTAL
6501 points/W
3751 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-7200U
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
6239 points/GHz
6186 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5637 points/GHz
5480 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1304 points/GHz
2372 points/GHz
TOTAL
14496 points/GHz
15289 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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