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Core i5-7200U vs i7-7500U


Description
Both models i5-7200U and i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U gets 86.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7200U is 1.1 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
806e9
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2016
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
44.94k points
48.67k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k points
86.94k 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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.15k
3.53k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
12.85k
14.67k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
4.84k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
6.26k (x1.2)
TOTAL
25.36k
29.29k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.28k
7.26k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
29.27k
35.04k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.31k
11.28k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.71k
5.69k (x1.21)
TOTAL
49.56k
59.27k (x1.2)

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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.39k
12.93k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
16.47k
18.63k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.36k
5.03k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
6.16k (x1.18)
TOTAL
37.43k
42.75k (x1.14)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.57k
27.13k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
37.4k
43.19k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.15k
11.7k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.78k
4.99k (x1.04)
TOTAL
75.9k
87.02k (x1.15)

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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.36k
12.71k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
17.26k
18.61k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.03k
4.78k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.77k
6.63k (x1.39)
TOTAL
37.42k
42.72k (x1.14)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
24.08k
27.27k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
41.23k
44.7k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.19k
11.33k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.72k
5.55k (x1.18)
TOTAL
80.22k
88.86k (x1.11)

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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.34k
20.74k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
17.47k
18.41k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.08k
3.98k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
5.54k (x1.37)
TOTAL
44.94k
48.67k (x1.08)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
42.86k
37.34k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
41.3k
35.79k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.69k
8.34k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
5.48k (x1.49)
TOTAL
97.52k
86.94k (x0.89)

Performance/W
i5-7200U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2857 points/W
2489 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2753 points/W
2386 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
646 points/W
556 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
245 points/W
365 points/W
TOTAL
6501 points/W
5796 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7200U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6239 points/GHz
5926 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5637 points/GHz
5260 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1137 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1304 points/GHz
1584 points/GHz
TOTAL
14496 points/GHz
13907 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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