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Intel Core i5-7260U vs Intel Core i5-7Y54

Intel Core i5-7260U

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The Intel Core i5-7260U is a fast dual-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. The CPU has two processor cores clocked at 2.2-3.4 GHz (two cores also up to 3.4 GHz). The processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper Threading. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU with 64 MB eDRAM, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to the Core i7-7360U, the i5-7260 does have lower CPU (-200 MHz Turbo, -100 MHz Base) and GPU (-50 MHz) clocks.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

At 2.2-3.4 GHz, the Core i5-7260U has much lower clocks compared to the old Core i5-6267U (2.9-3.3 GHz), but has slightly higher Turbo clocks. Similar to the 6267U, the i6-7260U can also use the 64 MB eDRAM, which should increase the performance in some scenarios.

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 640 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Kaby Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-950 MHz (i7 models up to 1050 MHz) and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 920MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Pro 540, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. Depending on the usage scenario, the TDP can vary between 7.5 (cTDP Down) and 25 Watts.

Intel Core i5-7Y54

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The Intel Core i5-7Y54 is a very efficient dual-core SoC for tablets and passively cooled notebooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in the end of August 2016. The CPU consists of two processor cores clocked at 1.2-3.2 GHz (2-core Turbo not specified yet). Thanks to Hyper Threading, the processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously. The chips also includes the Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L/LPDDR3) as well as VP9 and H.265 video de- and encoder. It is still produced in a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors. 

Architecture

Intel basically used the familiar micro architecture from the Skylake generation, so the per-MHz performance is identical. Only the Speed-Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of the voltages and clocks was improved, and the matured 14 nm process now also enables much higher frequencies and better efficiency than before. 

Performance

Despite the changed designation, the Core i5-7Y54 is the successor to the Core m5-6Y54 (Skylake Y-series), so the chip does not reach the performance level of other Core i processors due to the lower TDP. Thanks to its high Turbo clock, the 7Y54 can sometimes keep up with the 15 Watt models for short peak load and single-thread scenarios, but the clocks will drop significantly under sustained workloads. The CPU is still suitable for many more demanding applications as well as multitasking. 

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU has 24 Execution Units (EUs) like the old HD Graphics 515 and runs with clocks between 300 and 950 MHz in combination with this processor. The performance heavily depends on the TDP limit as well as the memory configuration; with fast LPDDR3-1866 RAM in dual-channel mode, the GPU should sometimes be able to compete with the HD Graphics 520, but can also be much slower in other scenarios. Modern games from 2016 will, if at all, only run smoothly in the lowest settings.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake now also supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process with FinFET transistors, so the power efficiency was once again improved significantly. The typical TDP for the Y-series is specified at 4.5 Watts, and can be adjusted in both directions depending on the usage scenario.

ModelIntel Core i5-7260UIntel Core i5-7Y54
SeriesIntel Kaby LakeIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameKaby LakeKaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U « 2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y541.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 « 1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock2200 - 3400 MHz1200 - 3200 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt4.5 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1356BGA
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, TXT
iGPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (300 - 950 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 615 (300 - 950 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$304 U.S.$281 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
373 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
142 Points (43%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 2.27     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (3%)     max: 2.57 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 1.27     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (32%)     max: 1.41 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 3830     avg: 4353     median: 4392 (27%)     max: 4838 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 6854     avg: 7784     median: 7551 (5%)     max: 8946 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 8756     avg: 9646     median: 9681 (7%)     max: 10501 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 5545     avg: 5813     median: 5646 (7%)     max: 6248 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
761 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
16.8 s (3%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
747 s (3%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
22 s (12%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 1708     avg: 1881     median: 1881 (3%)     max: 2054 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
13 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
73 fps (17%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
1.4 GB/s (4%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 2868     avg: 2905     median: 2904.5 (6%)     max: 2941 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
12 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 26     avg: 27     median: 27 (1%)     max: 28 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 669     avg: 681     median: 681 (3%)     max: 693 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 7827     avg: 7866     median: 7866 (7%)     max: 7905 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 2751     avg: 3104     median: 3046 (8%)     max: 3575 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 23771     avg: 26824     median: 25440 (21%)     max: 31261 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
25640 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 25981     avg: 32030     median: 33418 (28%)     max: 36691 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 2118     avg: 2380     median: 2325 (6%)     max: 2665 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 3088     avg: 3550     median: 3624 (6%)     max: 3864 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 1112     avg: 1233     median: 1232.5 (5%)     max: 1353 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
920 Points (39%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2064 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4156 Points (42%)
3745 Points (37%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8567 Points (10%)
6921 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 3571     avg: 3652     median: 3652 (50%)     max: 3733 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 5578     avg: 6103     median: 6102.5 (15%)     max: 6627 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 5060     avg: 5619     median: 5619 (10%)     max: 6178 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 2953     avg: 3057     median: 3056.5 (60%)     max: 3160 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
5293 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
2953 Points (44%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 1132     avg: 1232     median: 1255 (1%)     max: 1309 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 i5-7Y54 +
min: 25796     avg: 27945     median: 27627 (25%)     max: 30411 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-7260U → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-7Y54 → 79% n=4

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