Core i7-7500U vs i5-7500
Description
Both models i7-7500U and i5-7500 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 i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i5-7500 gets 191.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7500 is 2.2 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 i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i5-7500 gets 191.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7500 is 2.2 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
906e9
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
August 2016
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
48.67k points
61.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.94k points
191.71k 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
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.53k
3.87k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
14.67k
16.09k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.84k
5.11k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
7.97k (x1.27)
TOTAL
29.29k
33.04k (x1.13)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
14.81k (x2.04)
Test#2 (FP)
35.04k
61.51k (x1.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.28k
19.59k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
3.68k (x0.65)
TOTAL
59.27k
99.59k (x1.68)
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
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
14.09k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
18.63k
19.8k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
5.34k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
8.45k (x1.37)
TOTAL
42.75k
47.67k (x1.12)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
27.13k
53.99k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
43.19k
77.43k (x1.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.7k
20.81k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.99k
2.53k (x0.51)
TOTAL
87.02k
154.77k (x1.78)
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
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.71k
14.03k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
18.61k
21.07k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.15k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.63k
7.77k (x1.17)
TOTAL
42.72k
48.03k (x1.12)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
27.27k
50.12k (x1.84)
Test#2 (FP)
44.7k
74.8k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.33k
19.69k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.55k
5.19k (x0.93)
TOTAL
88.86k
149.79k (x1.69)
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
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
20.74k
25.59k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
18.41k
22.57k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
5.27k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.54k
8.08k (x1.46)
TOTAL
48.67k
61.51k (x1.26)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
37.34k
88.3k (x2.36)
Test#2 (FP)
35.79k
78.59k (x2.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.34k
19.72k (x2.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
5.1k (x0.93)
TOTAL
86.94k
191.71k (x2.21)
Performance/W
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
2489 points/W
1358 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2386 points/W
1209 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
556 points/W
303 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
365 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
5796 points/W
2949 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-7500U
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/GHz
6734 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5260 points/GHz
5939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1387 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1584 points/GHz
2125 points/GHz
TOTAL
13907 points/GHz
16186 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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