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Core i5-7300HQ vs i7-6500U


Description
The i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300HQ gets a score of 168.8 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 1.7 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
406e3
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA1356
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
4096 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
kB
Date
January 2017
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
53.51k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
168.81k points
97.52k 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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
2.98k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
14.14k
12.19k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
3.91k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
5.3k (x0.6)
TOTAL
30.83k
24.37k (x0.79)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.75k
6.1k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
52.88k
28.73k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.25k
9.56k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.98k
6.71k (x0.75)
TOTAL
90.85k
51.09k (x0.56)

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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.71k
11.11k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
16.74k
15.97k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
4.25k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.81k
5.66k (x0.73)
TOTAL
40.53k
36.99k (x0.91)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.38k
23.1k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
62.55k
36.73k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.6k
9.99k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.85k
7k (x0.89)
TOTAL
130.38k
76.82k (x0.59)

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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.59k
11.09k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
17.89k
17.1k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
4.12k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.88k
5.58k (x0.71)
TOTAL
41.5k
37.9k (x0.91)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.42k
23.3k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
67.5k
38.52k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.6k
9.95k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
6.95k (x0.86)
TOTAL
134.58k
78.72k (x0.58)

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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.65k
19.47k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
19.18k
17.58k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.38k
4.05k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
5.15k (x0.62)
TOTAL
53.51k
46.25k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
77.12k
42.05k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
68.68k
40.2k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.24k
9.4k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
5.86k (x0.75)
TOTAL
168.81k
97.52k (x0.58)

Performance/W
i5-7300HQ
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1714 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1526 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
173 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
3751 points/W
6501 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300HQ
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6186 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5480 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2372 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
15289 points/GHz
14918 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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