Core i5-7500 vs i7-7700HQ
Description
Both models i5-7500 and i7-7700HQ 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 i5-7500 gets a score of 191.7 k points while the i7-7700HQ gets 208.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 1.1 times faster than the i5-7500 . 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 i5-7500 gets a score of 191.7 k points while the i7-7700HQ gets 208.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 1.1 times faster than the i5-7500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906e9
906e9
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Kaby Lake-H
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2016
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
61.51k points
56.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
191.71k points
208.33k 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
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3.87k
3.82k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
16.09k
15.49k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.96k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
8.82k (x1.11)
TOTAL
33.04k
33.09k (x1)
Multithread
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
14.15k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
61.51k
65.81k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.59k
22.41k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
5.21k (x1.41)
TOTAL
99.59k
107.57k (x1.08)
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
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
14.09k
13.75k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
19.69k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
5.19k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.45k
8.92k (x1.06)
TOTAL
47.67k
47.55k (x1)
Multithread
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
53.99k
52.55k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
77.43k
86.47k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.81k
23.02k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
5.4k (x2.13)
TOTAL
154.77k
167.43k (x1.08)
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
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
14.03k
13k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
21.07k
20.34k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.15k
4.77k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.77k
6.95k (x0.89)
TOTAL
48.03k
45.05k (x0.94)
Multithread
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
50.12k
52.7k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
74.8k
89.69k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.69k
22.49k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.19k
4.3k (x0.83)
TOTAL
149.79k
169.17k (x1.13)
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
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
25.59k
23.27k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
22.57k
20.35k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
4.76k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.08k
7.92k (x0.98)
TOTAL
61.51k
56.29k (x0.92)
Multithread
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
88.3k
93.11k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
78.59k
89.03k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.72k
21.29k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.1k
4.9k (x0.96)
TOTAL
191.71k
208.33k (x1.09)
Performance/W
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1358 points/W
2069 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1209 points/W
1978 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
303 points/W
473 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
109 points/W
TOTAL
2949 points/W
4629 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-7500
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
6734 points/GHz
6124 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5939 points/GHz
5354 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1387 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2125 points/GHz
2083 points/GHz
TOTAL
16186 points/GHz
14813 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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