Core i7-7700HQ vs i5-7200U
Description
Both models i7-7700HQ and i5-7200U 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 i7-7700HQ gets a score of 208.3 k points while the i5-7200U gets 97.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 2.1 times faster than the i5-7200U. 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 i7-7700HQ gets a score of 208.3 k points while the i5-7200U gets 97.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 2.1 times faster than the i5-7200U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906e9
806e9
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Kaby Lake-U
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2017
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
56.29k points
44.94k points
Mean multithread perf.
208.33k 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
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.82k
3.15k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
15.49k
12.85k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
4.14k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.82k
5.21k (x0.59)
TOTAL
33.09k
25.36k (x0.77)
Multithread
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.15k
6.28k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
65.81k
29.27k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.41k
9.31k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
4.71k (x0.9)
TOTAL
107.57k
49.56k (x0.46)
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
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.75k
11.39k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
19.69k
16.47k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
4.36k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.92k
5.21k (x0.58)
TOTAL
47.55k
37.43k (x0.79)
Multithread
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.55k
23.57k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
86.47k
37.4k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.02k
10.15k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
4.78k (x0.89)
TOTAL
167.43k
75.9k (x0.45)
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
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
13k
11.36k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
20.34k
17.26k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
4.03k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
4.77k (x0.69)
TOTAL
45.05k
37.42k (x0.83)
Multithread
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.7k
24.08k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
89.69k
41.23k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.49k
10.19k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
4.72k (x1.1)
TOTAL
169.17k
80.22k (x0.47)
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
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.27k
19.34k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
20.35k
17.47k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.08k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.92k
4.04k (x0.51)
TOTAL
56.29k
44.94k (x0.8)
Multithread
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
93.11k
42.86k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
89.03k
41.3k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.29k
9.69k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
3.68k (x0.75)
TOTAL
208.33k
97.52k (x0.47)
Performance/W
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
2069 points/W
2857 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1978 points/W
2753 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
646 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
109 points/W
245 points/W
TOTAL
4629 points/W
6501 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-7700HQ
i5-7200U
Test#1 (Integers)
6124 points/GHz
6239 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5354 points/GHz
5637 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1316 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2083 points/GHz
1304 points/GHz
TOTAL
14813 points/GHz
14496 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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