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Core i5-7300U vs i7-5500U


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 109.1 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7300U is 1.3 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
306d4
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1168
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
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2017
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
48.25k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
109.1k 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
i5-7300U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.11k
3.31k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
12.24k
11.61k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.1k
3.94k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
3.24k (x0.65)
TOTAL
24.41k
22.1k (x0.91)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.98k
5.97k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
32.05k
25.54k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
8.8k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
3.36k (x0.61)
TOTAL
55.36k
43.67k (x0.79)

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
i5-7300U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.96k
10.59k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
15.11k
13.72k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
4.22k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.54k
3.64k (x0.8)
TOTAL
33.47k
32.16k (x0.96)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
20.8k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
40.6k
30.44k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.24k
9.1k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.83k
3.35k (x0.57)
TOTAL
82.94k
63.69k (x0.77)

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
i5-7300U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
10.37k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
17.37k
14.25k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
4.07k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.11k
3.12k (x0.61)
TOTAL
36.31k
31.81k (x0.88)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
20.93k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
43.43k
33.87k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.62k
8.98k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
3.35k (x0.62)
TOTAL
84.82k
67.13k (x0.79)

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
i5-7300U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.18k
17.76k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
18.57k
14.9k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.24k
4.17k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
3.58k (x0.68)
TOTAL
48.25k
40.41k (x0.84)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
47.75k
34.9k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
44.82k
35.07k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
9.28k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.7k
3.64k (x0.64)
TOTAL
109.1k
82.89k (x0.76)

Performance/W
i5-7300U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3184 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2988 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
721 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
380 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
7273 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5766 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5306 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1213 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1501 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
13785 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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