Intel Core i5 7300HQ vs Intel Core i7 6500U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 7300HQ with 4 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i7 6500U with 2 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 7300HQ Advantages
Released 1 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)
Intel Core i7 6500U Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+21%
877
Intel Core i7 6500U
719
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+50%
3125
Intel Core i7 6500U
2072
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
594
Intel Core i7 6500U
+72%
1027
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+2%
2136
Intel Core i7 6500U
2074
Blender
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+100%
44
Intel Core i7 6500U
22
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+17%
870
Intel Core i7 6500U
742
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+67%
2764
Intel Core i7 6500U
1655
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+15%
1960
Intel Core i7 6500U
1695
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
+55%
5063
Intel Core i7 6500U
3261
General Parameters
Jan 2017
Release Date
Sep 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
i5-7300HQ
Processor Number
i7-6500U
BGA-1440
Socket
BGA-1356
HD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 520
Package
-
Transistor Count
1.7 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
45 W
Power Consumption
15 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
4
Total Core Count
2
4
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
25x
Multiplier
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
64 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
192
Shader Units
-
24
Texture Units
-
3
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.44 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
12
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
