Intel Core i5-5250U vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Intel Core i5-5250U $315
Intel Core i7-7500U $393
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1168
Socket
BGA 1356
iGPU
HD 6000 950MHz
730 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 620 1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 32% slower vs Core i7-7500U
  • 47% faster vs Core i5-5250U
Core i5-5250U - GB6S 815
x1
Core i7-7500U - GB6S 1,200
x1.47

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 35% slower vs Core i7-7500U
  • 53% faster vs Core i5-5250U
Core i5-5250U - GB6M 1,565
x1
Core i7-7500U - GB6M 2,400
x1.53
  • 25% slower vs Core i7-7500U
  • 33% faster vs Core i5-5250U
Core i5-5250U - 25.6GB/s
x1
Core i7-7500U - 34.1GB/s
x1.33
  • Same TDP vs Core i7-7500U
  • Same TDP vs Core i5-5250U
Core i5-5250U - 15W
x1
Core i7-7500U - 15W
x1
  • 83% faster vs Core i7-7500U
  • 45% slower vs Core i5-5250U
Core i5-5250U - 730 GFLOPS FP32
x1.83
Core i7-7500U - 400 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Broadwell
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 5th Gen
Family
Core 7th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Broadwell-U
Broadwell-2C-GT3
Codename
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-2C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2015
Release Date
1/3/2017
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
Node
14nm+
22nm (PCH Die)
Die Size
133 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
Die Size
103 mm²
50 mm² (PCH Die)
Transistor Count
1.9 Billion
Transistor Count
1.8 Billion
2 Cores
2 Cores
4 Threads
4 Threads
1.6GHz
2.7GHz Boost
2.7GHz
3.5GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
OPI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
4GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
3MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
15W
-
-
TDP
15W
8W cTDP Down
25W cTDP Up
Temp
105°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x12 Lanes
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
730 GFLOPS FP32
HD 620 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
400 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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