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Core i5-7300HQ vs i7-5500U


Description
The i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300HQ gets a score of 168.8 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 2 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
306d4
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /4
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2017
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
53.51k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
168.81k points
82.89k 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
i5-7300HQ
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
3.31k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
14.14k
11.61k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
3.94k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
3.24k (x0.37)
TOTAL
30.83k
22.1k (x0.72)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.75k
5.97k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
52.88k
25.54k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.25k
8.8k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.98k
3.36k (x0.37)
TOTAL
90.85k
43.67k (x0.48)

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
i5-7300HQ
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.71k
10.59k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
16.74k
13.72k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
4.22k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.81k
3.64k (x0.47)
TOTAL
40.53k
32.16k (x0.79)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.38k
20.8k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
62.55k
30.44k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.6k
9.1k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.85k
3.35k (x0.43)
TOTAL
130.38k
63.69k (x0.49)

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
i5-7300HQ
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.59k
10.37k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
17.89k
14.25k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
4.07k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.88k
3.12k (x0.4)
TOTAL
41.5k
31.81k (x0.77)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.42k
20.93k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
67.5k
33.87k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.6k
8.98k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
3.35k (x0.42)
TOTAL
134.58k
67.13k (x0.5)

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
i5-7300HQ
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.65k
17.76k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
19.18k
14.9k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.38k
4.17k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
3.58k (x0.43)
TOTAL
53.51k
40.41k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
77.12k
34.9k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
68.68k
35.07k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.24k
9.28k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
3.64k (x0.47)
TOTAL
168.81k
82.89k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i5-7300HQ
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1714 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1526 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
173 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
3751 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300HQ
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6186 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5480 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2372 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
15289 points/GHz
13469 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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