Core i5-7300U vs i7-7500U
Description
Both models i5-7300U 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 i5-7300U gets a score of 109.1 k points while the i7-7500U gets 86.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7300U is 1.3 times faster than the i7-7500U. 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 i5-7300U gets a score of 109.1 k points while the i7-7500U gets 86.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7300U is 1.3 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
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 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
January 2017
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
48.25k points
48.67k points
Mean multithread perf.
109.1k 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
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.11k
3.53k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
12.24k
14.67k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.1k
4.84k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
6.26k (x1.26)
TOTAL
24.41k
29.29k (x1.2)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.98k
7.26k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
32.05k
35.04k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
11.28k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
5.69k (x1.03)
TOTAL
55.36k
59.27k (x1.07)
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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.96k
12.93k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
15.11k
18.63k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.03k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.54k
6.16k (x1.36)
TOTAL
33.47k
42.75k (x1.28)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
27.13k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
40.6k
43.19k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.24k
11.7k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.83k
4.99k (x0.86)
TOTAL
82.94k
87.02k (x1.05)
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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
12.71k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
17.37k
18.61k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
4.78k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.11k
6.63k (x1.3)
TOTAL
36.31k
42.72k (x1.18)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
27.27k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
43.43k
44.7k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.62k
11.33k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
5.55k (x1.03)
TOTAL
84.82k
88.86k (x1.05)
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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.18k
20.74k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
18.57k
18.41k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.24k
3.98k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
5.54k (x1.05)
TOTAL
48.25k
48.67k (x1.01)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
47.75k
37.34k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
44.82k
35.79k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
8.34k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.7k
5.48k (x0.96)
TOTAL
109.1k
86.94k (x0.8)
Performance/W
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3184 points/W
2489 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2988 points/W
2386 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
721 points/W
556 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
380 points/W
365 points/W
TOTAL
7273 points/W
5796 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-7300U
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5766 points/GHz
5926 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5306 points/GHz
5260 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1213 points/GHz
1137 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1501 points/GHz
1584 points/GHz
TOTAL
13785 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.
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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